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What's wrong with Spotify?

by PagingCraig 15y ago

gcp 15y ago
Facebook.
- sukuriant 15y ago
  This. This is exactly why I do not ever use Spotify. Ever. I downloaded it, installed it, then noticed I needed a Facebook account and never looked back.
rmc 15y ago
Doesn't work in some countries.
docgnome 15y ago
Irrelevant, irritating, LOUD ads played in between movements of a single piece that are tied together. It's really irritating to be listening to something and have Spotify suddenly SCREAM at me the lyrics to some country song about taking my clothes off that I would NEVER be interested in, which Spotify would know if they could be bothered to look at my listening history, or even my last.fm account, both of which they can see. That said, I still use it to listen to music I haven't yet purchased.
- eCa 15y ago
  You either pay with your money or your time. I chose to pay with my money.
  - docgnome 15y ago
    I have no problem paying with my time. I just wish they would have me pay with my time by listening to stuff I don't despise with a passion normally reserved for Hell and all Montagues.
- revorad 15y ago
  I'm amazed how stupid spotify's (and all other free music services') ads are. Haven't they heard of contextual advertising? I'm listening to Kings of Leon, sell me KoL t-shirts, have them talk about their gold plated vinyl record, sell me wristbands with their lyrics on them. Nooooooooo, here's Rihanna's latest single. Enjoy! It's like no one told them you don't have to exactly copy the old school radio advertising model.
pavel_lishin 15y ago
My breaking point is that their library doesn't have the music I want to listen to. I own a lot of Rammstein albums, and if I can't have those on my mobile playlist, I'm not going to bother. (Yes, I can have it pull music from iTunes, but then I'm having to manage two separate libraries, one of which could disappear overnight as a result of a court ruling. The odds of that happening are greater than all of my backups suddenly vanishing.)

What's wrong with Spotify?

gcp 15y ago

Facebook.

sukuriant 15y ago
This. This is exactly why I do not ever use Spotify. Ever. I downloaded it, installed it, then noticed I needed a Facebook account and never looked back.

rmc 15y ago

Doesn't work in some countries.

docgnome 15y ago

Irrelevant, irritating, LOUD ads played in between movements of a single piece that are tied together. It's really irritating to be listening to something and have Spotify suddenly SCREAM at me the lyrics to some country song about taking my clothes off that I would NEVER be interested in, which Spotify would know if they could be bothered to look at my listening history, or even my last.fm account, both of which they can see. That said, I still use it to listen to music I haven't yet purchased.

eCa 15y ago
You either pay with your money or your time. I chose to pay with my money.
- docgnome 15y ago
  I have no problem paying with my time. I just wish they would have me pay with my time by listening to stuff I don't despise with a passion normally reserved for Hell and all Montagues.
revorad 15y ago
I'm amazed how stupid spotify's (and all other free music services') ads are. Haven't they heard of contextual advertising? I'm listening to Kings of Leon, sell me KoL t-shirts, have them talk about their gold plated vinyl record, sell me wristbands with their lyrics on them. Nooooooooo, here's Rihanna's latest single. Enjoy! It's like no one told them you don't have to exactly copy the old school radio advertising model.

pavel_lishin 15y ago

My breaking point is that their library doesn't have the music I want to listen to. I own a lot of Rammstein albums, and if I can't have those on my mobile playlist, I'm not going to bother. (Yes, I can have it pull music from iTunes, but then I'm having to manage two separate libraries, one of which could disappear overnight as a result of a court ruling. The odds of that happening are greater than all of my backups suddenly vanishing.)