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"there'll be a reasonable warning period" - wishful thinking, I'm afraid.

• KozmoNau7 9y ago
  Do you really think they can just pull the plug instantly, on millions of paying subscribers? At the very least, there will be a 1-month warning period, to let paid subscriptions run out. Besides that, I think it is in the best interest of the record labels to keep Spotify going. They're absolutely raking in the cash from streaming, and have just posted their largest industry revenue increase in 20 years. I think they would be willing to keep Spotify going on life support, as long as it makes them money.
  • Piskvorrr 9y ago
    We've seen enough examples, from the original dotcom bubble to present. "As of now, the service is no more, sorry." Should they? No. Can they? Yes they can - why couldn't they?
  • pavel_lishin 9y ago
    > Do you really think they can just pull the plug instantly, on millions of paying subscribers? Yes. Why not? There's no physical law forbidding it, and I'd wager their T&Cs contain a way to do so. They could even be magnanimous and refund the un-used portion of your last month, but you're still stuck without the music. > I'll simply gather local copies of everything I like, during the shutdown period Assuming their servers can handle millions of paying subscribes downloading all of their music all at once.
    • KozmoNau7 9y ago
      > Assuming their servers can handle millions of paying subscribes downloading all of their music all at once. Not from Spotify, from other sources. A lot of stuff I listen to, I already have as CD rips. A lot of other stuff is available for sale on sites like Bandcamp.