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Why do you need a desktop client? I used Play Music for over a year just using the web client. That has worked better for me than Spotify's desktop client, wh

Why do you need a desktop client? I used Play Music for over a year just using the web client. That has worked better for me than Spotify's desktop client, which while is nice is extremely buggy.

the_mitsuhiko 10y ago
> Why do you need a desktop client? I used Play Music for over a year just using the web client. Offline usage and media keys.
- BinaryIdiot 10y ago
  Fair enough on the offline access (though the only time I'm offline and want to listen to music I am using my phone so I've never had a use case to keep the music on my computer) but Chrome supports the media key access and you can grab extensions on any browser to use them so those work the same.
  - dingo_bat 10y ago
    Why would I work for something that should be readily available as a basic feature? In my opinion this is a perfect example of the contrast between apple and Google. Google simply does not care about user experience. They will make a functional service and that's it. Apple will create a good user experience. The service exists to enhance that experience.
    - BinaryIdiot 10y ago
      Oh I agree but it's also a limitation of the web itself. Fortunately it's easy to get media key support (I honestly wanted it for things other than google music support so that was a little bit of a happy accident). But yeah Google never focuses on the UX (case in point: they haven't updated the calendar, contacts or tasks in at least 8 years now which is INSANE; some of the bugs from years ago are STILL THERE). But I digress.
dingo_bat 10y ago
I haven't found any bugs in Spotify yet. And I think the experience is far superior to play music in the browser. Things just feel smoother and snappier. Also both apple music and Spotify let you download tracks for offline playback. Another problem is the play music android app. It's probably the worst designed android music player. OTOH Spotify and apple music are so well designed that I consider them actually beautiful.

Why do you need a desktop client? I used Play Music for over a year just using the web client. That has worked better for me than Spotify's desktop client, which while is nice is extremely buggy.

the_mitsuhiko 10y ago

> Why do you need a desktop client? I used Play Music for over a year just using the web client. Offline usage and media keys.

BinaryIdiot 10y ago
Fair enough on the offline access (though the only time I'm offline and want to listen to music I am using my phone so I've never had a use case to keep the music on my computer) but Chrome supports the media key access and you can grab extensions on any browser to use them so those work the same.
- dingo_bat 10y ago
  Why would I work for something that should be readily available as a basic feature? In my opinion this is a perfect example of the contrast between apple and Google. Google simply does not care about user experience. They will make a functional service and that's it. Apple will create a good user experience. The service exists to enhance that experience.
  - BinaryIdiot 10y ago
    Oh I agree but it's also a limitation of the web itself. Fortunately it's easy to get media key support (I honestly wanted it for things other than google music support so that was a little bit of a happy accident). But yeah Google never focuses on the UX (case in point: they haven't updated the calendar, contacts or tasks in at least 8 years now which is INSANE; some of the bugs from years ago are STILL THERE). But I digress.

dingo_bat 10y ago

I haven't found any bugs in Spotify yet. And I think the experience is far superior to play music in the browser. Things just feel smoother and snappier. Also both apple music and Spotify let you download tracks for offline playback. Another problem is the play music android app. It's probably the worst designed android music player. OTOH Spotify and apple music are so well designed that I consider them actually beautiful.