Comments on: Spotify is the new Napster http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1257-spotify-is-the-new-napster.html Tech writing blog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:28:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: john http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1257-spotify-is-the-new-napster.html/comment-page-1#comment-171464 john Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:14:55 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1257-spotify-is-the-new-napster.html#comment-171464 Tim asks "What is the point of ripping a CD in order to make a copy that is identical to copies made thousands of times already, when you can easily access a shared copy over the Internet?" How about being able to play the cd in the car, almost any car, without an mp3 connection? Or the sound quality loss of many downloaded tracks? There is still a place for the old cd yet. Tim asks “What is the point of ripping a CD in order to make a copy that is identical to copies made thousands of times already, when you can easily access a shared copy over the Internet?”
How about being able to play the cd in the car, almost any car, without an mp3 connection? Or the sound quality loss of many downloaded tracks? There is still a place for the old cd yet.

]]> By: Gary http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1257-spotify-is-the-new-napster.html/comment-page-1#comment-123167 Gary Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:28:59 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1257-spotify-is-the-new-napster.html#comment-123167 I downloaded the Mac client and agree with Tim's statements, the music choice was alot better than I expected, picking some slightly obscure tracks 20+ years old didnt cause a problem. Works a treat but again as Tim says it probably wont be too hard for itunes to encompass similar functionality which may threaten spotify. I downloaded the Mac client and agree with Tim’s statements, the music choice was alot better than I expected, picking some slightly obscure tracks 20+ years old didnt cause a problem. Works a treat but again as Tim says it probably wont be too hard for itunes to encompass similar functionality which may threaten spotify.

]]> By: Jonathan O'Connor http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1257-spotify-is-the-new-napster.html/comment-page-1#comment-121784 Jonathan O'Connor Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:29:15 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1257-spotify-is-the-new-napster.html#comment-121784 Sadly, the service is not available yet in Ireland :-( Sadly, the service is not available yet in Ireland :-(

]]> By: Jer http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1257-spotify-is-the-new-napster.html/comment-page-1#comment-121742 Jer Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:41:35 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1257-spotify-is-the-new-napster.html#comment-121742 Good article Tim, but I'm not sure I see the lack of reliable mobile connections as such a problem. I would expect a mobile version of Spotify to pre-cache content on a mobile device in much the same way as it does on the desktop. Provided you're not repeatedly changing tracks, walking in and out of hotspots shouldn't stop the music. I currently use the Last.fm app for my Android G1 - it's fantastic provided I have a good 3G signal. The minute I walk into a dropped out zone, I lose the tune since Last.fm can't prefetch much due to license restrictions. I'm hoping the mobile Spotify apps won't have this problem. p.s.long-time reader of your blog, but first-time commenter! Good article Tim, but I’m not sure I see the lack of reliable mobile connections as such a problem. I would expect a mobile version of Spotify to pre-cache content on a mobile device in much the same way as it does on the desktop. Provided you’re not repeatedly changing tracks, walking in and out of hotspots shouldn’t stop the music. I currently use the Last.fm app for my Android G1 – it’s fantastic provided I have a good 3G signal. The minute I walk into a dropped out zone, I lose the tune since Last.fm can’t prefetch much due to license restrictions. I’m hoping the mobile Spotify apps won’t have this problem.

p.s.long-time reader of your blog, but first-time commenter!

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