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Originally Posted by Raygun  Spotify is a very serious attempt in this business and I expect to see some substantial growth. The product is absolutely fabulous and it's a nobrainer to pay the subscription fee. What's different about the subscription deal this time is that you so clearly pay for accesssing the content, not "renting" it. The only thing that happens if you stop paying is you'll get advertisement again. With the premium account, you have the iPhone app and you can use your playlists offline as well - killer. You can use it offline on the computer as well. As Spotify gets better and better and more and more people are using it and paying the premium fee - the more money it will make and the bigger the royalties get. Artists and labels who take their materiall off Spotify.. I think they are doing THE stupidest thing possible in music today.. |
Yep, totally agreed. Everyone who uses the service absolutely raves about it. This is the model of the future, the only question will be whether the artists and labels continue to cut off their noses to spite their faces and cling to a rapidly outdated model of expecting consumers to pay for music tracks and albums a la carte.