I've been using a normal, free account on Spotify for about a year. The quick summary: The upsides: fast, and free - and I don't mind the occasional "radio ad"

I've been using a normal, free account on Spotify for about a year. The quick summary: The upsides: fast, and free - and I don't mind the occasional "radio ad" being played. The downsides: not everything I like can be found there as the assortment is heavily geared towards contemporary popular mainstream music, and there is no guarantee that something you find will stay - it has happened plenty of times that a single track has been pulled from an album on Spotify, as well as an entire album being pulled from a represented artist's selection. I consider the product genial, but as long as the assortment isn't complete (nor guaranteed), I will keep downloading (as well as buying).