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When Spotify launched in the US, they disabled signups through their in-house authentication system and required that new accounts be created through the Facebo
by henriks 13y ago
When Spotify launched in the US, they disabled signups through their in-house authentication system and required that new accounts be created through the Facebook login. I never quite understood this, since I have a strong aversion to paying actual money for anything associated with my facebook account.. Thankfully they kept the old login system around for existing users (and they've since re-enabled sign-ups through it.)
- sesqu 13y agoThey were heavily pushing the social streaming aspect, and admitted to as much. Letting other people know who you are listening to is a longstanding tradition, and worth good money to Spotify (who never raked it in to begin with).
- henriks 13y agoI get that, but between the opt-out popups trying to trick you into broadcasting stuff on facebook and disabling signups for the old login system it got to be a bit much.