Comments on: Spotify: A Game Changer For On Demand Music http://www.michaelfruchter.com/blog/2009/08/spotify-a-game-changer-for-on-demand-music/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:47:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mike Fruchter http://www.michaelfruchter.com/blog/2009/08/spotify-a-game-changer-for-on-demand-music/comment-page-/#comment-1203 Mike Fruchter Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:43:05 +0000 http://michaelfruchter.com/blog/?p=2269#comment-1203 Andy, I was a loyal Last.fm fan as well. The core difference with Spotify is it's an on demand service. Search for a song or artist and play the track. Last.fm is more of a radio station, and lacks the ability to continually play a track or tracks over again. Spotify is also a downloadable app and there is no buggy flash player to deal with. Spotify lacks on the social sharing components though, where as Last.fm shines in this area. If I had invites to hand out, you know I would gladly send you one :-) Andy, I was a loyal Last.fm fan as well. The core difference with Spotify is it's an on demand service. Search for a song or artist and play the track. Last.fm is more of a radio station, and lacks the ability to continually play a track or tracks over again. Spotify is also a downloadable app and there is no buggy flash player to deal with. Spotify lacks on the social sharing components though, where as Last.fm shines in this area.

If I had invites to hand out, you know I would gladly send you one :-)

]]> By: Andy Brudtkuhl http://www.michaelfruchter.com/blog/2009/08/spotify-a-game-changer-for-on-demand-music/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 Andy Brudtkuhl Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:57:22 +0000 http://michaelfruchter.com/blog/?p=2269#comment-1204 When you say "This in no way, shape or form compares to Last.fm. This puts Last.fm to shame and has completely replaced last.fm for me." - I am very intrigued. I love, love, love Last.fm Sure wish I could try Spotify :/ I wonder if someone will figure out a way to port the hours of listening prefs I have into Spotify? When you say "This in no way, shape or form compares to Last.fm. This puts Last.fm to shame and has completely replaced last.fm for me." – I am very intrigued. I love, love, love Last.fm

Sure wish I could try Spotify :/

I wonder if someone will figure out a way to port the hours of listening prefs I have into Spotify?

]]> By: Mark http://www.michaelfruchter.com/blog/2009/08/spotify-a-game-changer-for-on-demand-music/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 Mark Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:46:22 +0000 http://michaelfruchter.com/blog/?p=2269#comment-1205 Great post. Still don't understand why Spotify is so much better than Rhapsody or Pandora, etc.? Is it the breadth of their library, quality of the playback, enhanced UI or what? Please let us know. Great post. Still don't understand why Spotify is so much better than Rhapsody or Pandora, etc.? Is it the breadth of their library, quality of the playback, enhanced UI or what? Please let us know.

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