Spotify on iPhone in 'days'

whiskyboozer · 27-07-2009, 8:54 AM

BBC NEWS | Technology | Spotify sets its sights on iPhone

Will iTunes tracks reduce in price to compete?

Will Apple offer a subscription service?

Will Apple focus more on video?

Will Apple ever sell anyting more than their 8GB model?

mda1974 · 27-07-2009, 9:02 AM

I can't imagine that Apple will approve this unless it is for subscription based customers only.

I think for a lot of people, me included, a subscription service is not that an attractive proposition. I don’t spend a huge amount on music and will generally buy anywhere between 1 and 5 tracks a month and when I do it’s usually from iTunes.

KhalJimbo · 27-07-2009, 9:14 AM

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Originally Posted by whiskyboozer

Will Apple ever sell anyting more than their 8GB model?

They do a 16gig

shahedz · 27-07-2009, 9:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Earthworm Jim

They do a 16gig

i think he means will anyone need anything more than thier 8gb is spotify is launched.

KhalJimbo · 27-07-2009, 9:30 AM

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Originally Posted by shahedz

i think he means will anyone need anything more than thier 8gb is spotify is launched.

They can buy the 16gig then

Saggy · 27-07-2009, 9:32 AM

I am with you ShaHedz

KhalJimbo · 27-07-2009, 9:34 AM

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Originally Posted by shahedz

i think he means will anyone need anything more than thier 8gb is spotify is launched.

Isnt spotify streaming anyway? If it is then space hasnt got much to do with it since you're not downloading just streaming

mushk1n · 27-07-2009, 9:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Earthworm Jim

They can buy the 16gig then

"will anyone need anything more".. as in, they wont need to buy anything other than the 8gb iphone as spotify will deal with all the music therefore people wont need as much space on their iphone.

KhalJimbo · 27-07-2009, 9:39 AM

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Originally Posted by mushk1n

"will anyone need anything more".. as in, they wont need to buy anything other than the 8gb iphone as spotify will deal with all the music therefore people wont need as much space on their iphone.

Ahh I get it now

Coffin · 27-07-2009, 9:40 AM

Not really GC

http://www.avforums.com/forums/iphon...ming-soon.html

whiskyboozer · 27-07-2009, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Coffin

Not really GC

http://www.avforums.com/forums/iphon...ming-soon.html

Well we can discuss the cultural impact of it here

KhalJimbo · 27-07-2009, 11:42 AM

I wonder what the licencing impact will be and if Apple will maybe try to screw spotify over or buy them out

whiskyboozer · 27-07-2009, 12:04 PM

I think I will go for the subscription option as it will mean ad-free from PC as well as on iPhone.

I think the subscription model for all such suppliers is the way forward combined with a cheaper say £0.25 per track to download and keep.

loz · 27-07-2009, 12:31 PM

The ones who will start to complain about Spotify as it becomes more widely used is the ISP's, who hate anyone using their bandwidth (even though we pay them generously for it).

2010 · 27-07-2009, 3:45 PM

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Originally Posted by mda1974

I can't imagine that Apple will approve this unless it is for subscription based customers only.

That's what I would suspect, in reality its taking away from Apples revenue stream of selling tracks but they may have to accept if because Spotify is going to be cross platform (android, PS3, maybe Pre??).

wellladida · 27-07-2009, 3:50 PM

I think Spotify is only really a threat to Apple while its free once it goes to £10.00 a month i think many people will stop using it.

GasDad · 27-07-2009, 3:50 PM

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Originally Posted by loz

The ones who will start to complain about Spotify as it becomes more widely used is the ISP's, who hate anyone using their bandwidth (even though we pay them generously for it).

We do ?? - why are none of them making money then ?

darkcloud2011 · 27-07-2009, 3:57 PM

I would think the I phone app will be subs only

wellladida · 27-07-2009, 4:12 PM

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Originally Posted by danielofhpool

I would think the I phone app will be subs only

Ah I see well I guess ill have to how many people spend the £10 a month once the beta is over.

darkcloud2011 · 27-07-2009, 4:17 PM

just found an article that says the i phone app will not be free

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Article can be found in googles news section from the gardian type spotify in the search box

darkcloud2011 · 31-07-2009, 6:12 PM

there you go people deffo premum users only

Spotify for iPhone - Spotify

guess if you want it on your i phone you will need to pay the £9.99

24fanboy · 01-08-2009, 2:35 AM

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Originally Posted by danielofhpool

there you go people deffo premum users only

Spotify for iPhone - Spotify

guess if you want it on your i phone you will need to pay the £9.99

I would love to have Spotify on my iPhone, but there is no way in hell I would pay £9.99 a month for it. Charging so much each month to use it will see Spotify fail, IMO.

darkcloud2011 · 01-08-2009, 8:46 AM

Is not as though £9.99 is a lot of money. Premuim is becomeing more worth it every day.

Higher bit rate
No Adds
I Phone version

To name a few things

Uridium · 01-08-2009, 8:49 AM

Isn't there a seperate section for iphone dullness ?

*gavan* · 01-08-2009, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 24fanboy

I would love to have Spotify on my iPhone, but there is no way in hell I would pay £9.99 a month for it. Charging so much each month to use it will see Spotify fail, IMO.

£10 a month is pretty reasonable for on-demand access to a huge library of music.

I pay a tenner a month to Napster and I'm very happy with the service, it's like having a music library of seven million songs.

24fanboy · 01-08-2009, 1:19 PM

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Originally Posted by gavan

£10 a month is pretty reasonable for on-demand access to a huge library of music.

I pay a tenner a month to Napster and I'm very happy with the service, it's like having a music library of seven million songs.

Thing is, £10 a month isn't too bad, but loads and loads of other services have tried doing a similar thing.....charging a monthly fee to access unlimited tracks. And they have all been disasters and have failed badly.

I heard somewhere that premium subscriptions for spotify make up about 0.5% of the services usage. Which I think says alot. Will people be willing to go premium with the iPhone app thrown into the bargain? It'll be interesting, but I can't really see it happening.

Couldn't they have implemented the ad-based system that the desktop spotify uses into the iPhone version? That would have been the obvious thing to do in my opinion.

darkcloud2011 · 01-08-2009, 3:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 24fanboy

Thing is, £10 a month isn't too bad, but loads and loads of other services have tried doing a similar thing.....charging a monthly fee to access unlimited tracks. And they have all been disasters and have failed badly.

I heard somewhere that premium subscriptions for spotify make up about 0.5% of the services usage. Which I think says alot. Will people be willing to go premium with the iPhone app thrown into the bargain? It'll be interesting, but I can't really see it happening.

Couldn't they have implemented the ad-based system that the desktop spotify uses into the iPhone version? That would have been the obvious thing to do in my opinion.

what i reckon there doing is putting lot more effot into there premuem service to try to get more customers going for preumiem be intreasting to see if it works but for £9.99 you cant complain its good value for money considering what you get

**Kieron** · 01-08-2009, 11:58 PM

I just use Simplify Media - have it on my Mac at home where my iTunes library resides and it streams out over 3G to wherever I am in the world.

It's turned my 16GB iPhone into an unlimited music source.

Tino04 · 03-08-2009, 2:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Kieron

I just use Simplify Media - have it on my Mac at home where my iTunes library resides and it streams out over 3G to wherever I am in the world.

It's turned my 16GB iPhone into an unlimited music source.

This sounds very interesting, anymore info?

rickinyorkshire · 03-08-2009, 2:24 PM

People still pay for music??