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I think this has to do with the encryption of the local files. Spotify doesn't plainly store the mp3s or equivalent in a local cache (for obvious reasons); they
by jrnkntl 16y ago
I think this has to do with the encryption of the local files. Spotify doesn't plainly store the mp3s or equivalent in a local cache (for obvious reasons); they store what looks like encrypted snippets of songs all across different folders.
- nailer 16y agoI think they're actually talking about Spotify's ability to play your own, unencrypted regular music files. The Mac and Windows vers do this - which means you no longer need to switch between apps to play music you either own or subscribe to.
- DrJokepu 16y agoActually, I believe they are using Vorbis, not mp3 encoding.
- yungchin 16y agoRight, that is the key to the issue I think: Spotify can't just include an MP3 decoder, unless they pay licensing fees to Thomson or Fraunhofer or whoever it was. On Windows/Mac, I guess they instead rely on the system-wide codec, but on Linux there would be some diversity in the implementations, and so probably they chose not to bother, for now.