Spotify changes!

[beth]

i personally think it'll backfire on the record labels because i know without spotify i will go back to torrenting albums whereas at the moment i don't, and haven't really since i started using spotify a couple of years ago.

[Jack!]

i personally think it'll backfire on the record labels because i know without spotify i will go back to torrenting albums whereas at the moment i don't, and haven't really since i started using spotify a couple of years ago.

Same here, Although I've been a free user since Spotify started, And I don't have any time limits, So i'm not sure if this will affect me.

[xxMATTGxx]

Same here, Although I've been a free user since Spotify started, And I don't have any time limits, So i'm not sure if this will affect me.

As of May 1st, any user who signed up to the free service on or before November 1st 2010 will be able to play each track for free up to a total of 5 times. Users who signed up after the beginning of November will see these changes applied 6 months after the time they set up their Spotify account.

Probably does

[Markeh]

I'd moved onto Grooveshark anyway, but I did like Spotify's interface.

[AgnesIO]

I bet more and more people just follow the youtube converting trend.

I understand why the labels have done it but it will just force more and more people to download

Youtube Converting is the absolute worst way to get your music.

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A good change, what will happen to Spotify Free users? Spotify Open is obviously cut to 10 hours - will this apply to Spotify Free? If you don't know, Spotify Free is Open without a listening limit. You need a key to get it.

I had Premium for a month for mobile phone access. It is fantastic, but at £120 a year when it is so easy to simply download whatever music you want it seems quite steep.

It is the equivelent of getting 18 albums a year - if you get far more than that I recommend getting Premium.

[Jack!]

Probably does

Great :/

Only five times? That sucks, considering I just play the top lists when i start spotify.

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Youtube Converting is the absolute worst way to get your music.

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A good change, what will happen to Spotify Free users? Spotify Open is obviously cut to 10 hours - will this apply to Spotify Free? If you don't know, Spotify Free is Open without a listening limit. You need a key to get it.

I had Premium for a month for mobile phone access. It is fantastic, but at £120 a year when it is so easy to simply download whatever music you want it seems quite steep.

It is the equivelent of getting 18 albums a year - if you get far more than that I recommend getting Premium.

I 'THINK' Free users get the 5 track limit, But no time limit, I hope.

[myke]

This is annoying. I'm going to stop using Spotify when this comes in.

[Johno]

I 'THINK' Free users get the 5 track limit, But no time limit, I hope.

Both "Free" and "Open" users will now be imposed with a 10 hour time limit and the 5 track limit.

It's annoying yes but expected. There are alternatives such as GrooveShark and even Amazon's CloudDrive thing, but Spotify was near perfect for my needs. Remember, there is the "Unlimited" option for £5 instead of Premium. Looks like I'm going to have to find £10 a month.

http://www.spotify.com/uk/blog/archi...ify-free-open/

[peteyt]

Youtube Converting is the absolute worst way to get your music.

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A good change, what will happen to Spotify Free users? Spotify Open is obviously cut to 10 hours - will this apply to Spotify Free? If you don't know, Spotify Free is Open without a listening limit. You need a key to get it.

I had Premium for a month for mobile phone access. It is fantastic, but at £120 a year when it is so easy to simply download whatever music you want it seems quite steep.

It is the equivelent of getting 18 albums a year - if you get far more than that I recommend getting Premium.

Yeah it's bad but a lot of people aren't bothered about top quality or legal issues, they just want music.

[N!ck]

This is pretty win-win for Spotify.

Users that pay for premium will continue paying. Some free users will convert to premium = more money coming in.

Some free users will leave = lower operating costs.

The free users that stay can't use the service as much = lower operating costs.

Clearly free users mustn't be profitable (even with the adverts) otherwise they'd be making money so losing some is fine in their eyes.