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RIP Spotify.

skinnymuch 7y ago
A mere web client isn’t going to spell the end for Spotify. Why would it?
pedrocx486 7y ago
When Apple decides the mobile app for Music is worth their salt, then maybe. But until then Spotify will rule the market.
- morpheuskafka 7y ago
  The big issue is that it's tied to iOS versions rather that being its own app, as are Pages and GarageBand for example. iOS 13 brings some good improvements, but now we'll have to wait a year for more. Whereas the Spotify team is continuously maintaining and updating the app.
  - saagarjha 7y ago
    > The big issue is that it's tied to iOS versions rather that being its own app, as are Pages and GarageBand for example. Pages and GarageBand are released on a schedule that differs from Apple’s operating systems–they’re entirely separate.
hombre_fatal 7y ago
Not really. I've never used Apple Music, but as far as I can tell, it has no real free tier (just song previews) and it has a long way to go if it wants to compete with Spotify's playlists. For example, regional playlists. Apple Music just has "Top 100 {country}" which is just radio pop music. Compare that to Spotify's Explore -> {Mexico,Colombia,Arab,etc} -> all the different subgenres. Spotify's free tier is a no-brainer. I've had to listen to so many Spotify ads at parties and get-togethers that it's clear nobody cares about them either. Unless I'm missing something, Apple Music is just offering a three-month free trial. Also, even if Apple Music managed to be a Spotify clone, doesn't it only work on iOS/OSX?
- dan1234 7y ago
  > Also, even if Apple Music managed to be a Spotify clone, doesn't it only work on iOS/OSX? Apple Music has been available on Android for a few years. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.android.music https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.andr...
  - Rebelgecko 7y ago
    Although IME it doesn't have feature parity with the desktop or iOS versions
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- morpheuskafka 7y ago
  In addition to the new web client, it has had an Android app for a while. It's also had a web API for years which allowed the unofficial musi.sh client to be created. I don't have a strong preference either way, but I ultimately stayed on Apple (after switching to get 3mo trial). I can't stand ads (it's not that I mind the ads themselves so much as I don't like anything interrupting my music. I rarely use playlists of my own or the service's creation, I just want to have a high-quality library that I can expand at any time and store in the cloud.

RIP Spotify.

A mere web client isn’t going to spell the end for Spotify. Why would it?

When Apple decides the mobile app for Music is worth their salt, then maybe. But until then Spotify will rule the market.

morpheuskafka 7y ago
The big issue is that it's tied to iOS versions rather that being its own app, as are Pages and GarageBand for example. iOS 13 brings some good improvements, but now we'll have to wait a year for more. Whereas the Spotify team is continuously maintaining and updating the app.
- saagarjha 7y ago
  > The big issue is that it's tied to iOS versions rather that being its own app, as are Pages and GarageBand for example. Pages and GarageBand are released on a schedule that differs from Apple’s operating systems–they’re entirely separate.

hombre_fatal 7y ago

Not really. I've never used Apple Music, but as far as I can tell, it has no real free tier (just song previews) and it has a long way to go if it wants to compete with Spotify's playlists. For example, regional playlists. Apple Music just has "Top 100 {country}" which is just radio pop music. Compare that to Spotify's Explore -> {Mexico,Colombia,Arab,etc} -> all the different subgenres. Spotify's free tier is a no-brainer. I've had to listen to so many Spotify ads at parties and get-togethers that it's clear nobody cares about them either. Unless I'm missing something, Apple Music is just offering a three-month free trial. Also, even if Apple Music managed to be a Spotify clone, doesn't it only work on iOS/OSX?

dan1234 7y ago
> Also, even if Apple Music managed to be a Spotify clone, doesn't it only work on iOS/OSX? Apple Music has been available on Android for a few years. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.android.music https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.andr...
- Rebelgecko 7y ago
  Although IME it doesn't have feature parity with the desktop or iOS versions
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morpheuskafka 7y ago
In addition to the new web client, it has had an Android app for a while. It's also had a web API for years which allowed the unofficial musi.sh client to be created. I don't have a strong preference either way, but I ultimately stayed on Apple (after switching to get 3mo trial). I can't stand ads (it's not that I mind the ads themselves so much as I don't like anything interrupting my music. I rarely use playlists of my own or the service's creation, I just want to have a high-quality library that I can expand at any time and store in the cloud.