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How about they focus on launching in other markets first? I heard they were launching in Canada, months ago. Still nothing. And now they want to take on video?

by jefe78 14y ago

How about they focus on launching in other markets first? I heard they were launching in Canada, months ago. Still nothing. And now they want to take on video? One thing at a time Spotify.

twodayslate 14y ago
Fix their iOS app as well.
- MaxGabriel 14y ago
  Have you seen it recently? I was very happy with it the last few flights/road trips I've used it on. A year ago it was awful--crashing all the time--but now it feels quite polished.
  - SoftwareMaven 14y ago
    It's OK. It drains battery like mad and doesn't stream worth crap (I get maybe one song in five to play). But other than the battery issue, offline mode works reasonably well.
    - iddqd 14y ago
      My theory about the battery usage is that Spotify uses Vorbis for encoding their files, and iDevices lack a hardware decoder for that.
  - jgross206 14y ago
    It's pretty good, but it's astonishing to me that it still lacks type-ahead
  - jgross206 14y ago
    It's pretty good, but it's astonishing to me that it still lacks type-ahead
madsushi 14y ago
I see a lot of complaints about companies not doing business in every country. When I look at the tangled mess that is the worldwide copyright system, I feel privileged, not entitled, to services like Spotify and Netflix. They've put a lot of work and effort into making their service legal and profitable (not an easy combo), and so if they're not available everywhere, I give them the benefit of the doubt. Every company would love to be ubiquitously global, but the copyright system is what's blocking them, not their own ineptitude.
- GFischer 14y ago
  I'm incredibly happy that Netflix launched in Uruguay, and currently pay for 4 subscription (mine, my parents' and my uncles'). Service is great and the total of the 4 subscriptions is less than ONE crappy local cable service (which is a monopoly by collusion of the 4 local firms). Copyright is hard, but I really hope companies go after our markets :)
  - icebraining 14y ago
    How do they handle the language? Does everyone understand English well enough, or do they have subtitles?
    - GFischer 14y ago
      Every movie available has at the very least Spanish and Portuguese subtitles, and most have dual audio as well. Much better than a DVD actually :) and a LOT better than cable (I strongly dislike dubbed movies), no stupid messages at the beginning, and can I usually listen to English audio with Spanish subtitles (my family does as well, we all learnt English). The downside is that the movie selection is even more limited than in the U.S. - but since I'm not a movie buff, it's more than enough for me. And they have a lot of shows that aren't otherwise available (like Top Gear, which I needed to download from the net since it wasn't legally available in my country before).

by jefe78 14y ago

How about they focus on launching in other markets first? I heard they were launching in Canada, months ago. Still nothing. And now they want to take on video? One thing at a time Spotify.

twodayslate 14y ago

Fix their iOS app as well.

MaxGabriel 14y ago
Have you seen it recently? I was very happy with it the last few flights/road trips I've used it on. A year ago it was awful--crashing all the time--but now it feels quite polished.
- SoftwareMaven 14y ago
  It's OK. It drains battery like mad and doesn't stream worth crap (I get maybe one song in five to play). But other than the battery issue, offline mode works reasonably well.
  - iddqd 14y ago
    My theory about the battery usage is that Spotify uses Vorbis for encoding their files, and iDevices lack a hardware decoder for that.
- jgross206 14y ago
  It's pretty good, but it's astonishing to me that it still lacks type-ahead
- jgross206 14y ago
  It's pretty good, but it's astonishing to me that it still lacks type-ahead

madsushi 14y ago

I see a lot of complaints about companies not doing business in every country. When I look at the tangled mess that is the worldwide copyright system, I feel privileged, not entitled, to services like Spotify and Netflix. They've put a lot of work and effort into making their service legal and profitable (not an easy combo), and so if they're not available everywhere, I give them the benefit of the doubt. Every company would love to be ubiquitously global, but the copyright system is what's blocking them, not their own ineptitude.

GFischer 14y ago
I'm incredibly happy that Netflix launched in Uruguay, and currently pay for 4 subscription (mine, my parents' and my uncles'). Service is great and the total of the 4 subscriptions is less than ONE crappy local cable service (which is a monopoly by collusion of the 4 local firms). Copyright is hard, but I really hope companies go after our markets :)
- icebraining 14y ago
  How do they handle the language? Does everyone understand English well enough, or do they have subtitles?
  - GFischer 14y ago
    Every movie available has at the very least Spanish and Portuguese subtitles, and most have dual audio as well. Much better than a DVD actually :) and a LOT better than cable (I strongly dislike dubbed movies), no stupid messages at the beginning, and can I usually listen to English audio with Spanish subtitles (my family does as well, we all learnt English). The downside is that the movie selection is even more limited than in the U.S. - but since I'm not a movie buff, it's more than enough for me. And they have a lot of shows that aren't otherwise available (like Top Gear, which I needed to download from the net since it wasn't legally available in my country before).