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Ugh. I signed up two weeks ago and have been recommending them to friends. Now this. Why on earth does this make sense for Spotify?
by dlss 15y ago
Ugh. I signed up two weeks ago and have been recommending them to friends. Now this. Why on earth does this make sense for Spotify?
- josefresco 15y agoI would guess this was a requirement to get the partnership with Facebook done. "Either require a FB login or we'll go with someone else" would be a hard condition to say no to if you were Spotify considering how powerful FB is in the US market.
- technoslut 15y agoAre there alternatives to Spotify's current business model of free on the PC?
- marcocampos 15y agoGrooveshark? Although legally, it's in a grey area...
- zecho 15y agoThe legality of Grooveshark's business model is Groovehark's problem. Just using it passively as a music consumer is likely fine.
- technoslut 15y agoI'm aware of Grooveshark but, as you said, it is questionably legal. It has long been removed from the iOS App Store. I can't help but wonder if these were the onerous terms that Apple would not agree to with Ping.
- vegashacker 15y agoCheck out MOG. They have some sort of free option.
- Luyt 15y agoThat sounds like a 'Facebook Tax', like Microsoft does to the PC industry.
- sthulbourn 15y agoI think Spotify would have been in a great position to argue with this, since they're the closest to being a worldwide provider for music services. Google Music and Rdio aren't available outside of the US/Canada.