Comments on: Spotify: Streaming 2.0 http://www.newrockstarphilosophy.com/2009/01/spotify-streaming-20/ Sun, 20 May 2012 19:48:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: iTunes Pass: A Subscription Model « The New Rockstar Philosophy http://www.newrockstarphilosophy.com/2009/01/spotify-streaming-20/comment-page-1/#comment-244 iTunes Pass: A Subscription Model « The New Rockstar Philosophy Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:13:07 +0000 http://newrockstarphilosophy.com/?p=1433#comment-244 [...] believe that the future of music will somehow be subscription based. Either through something like Spotify, or through an ISP subscription, or through the artists [...] [...] believe that the future of music will somehow be subscription based. Either through something like Spotify, or through an ISP subscription, or through the artists [...]

]]> By: armsupdove http://www.newrockstarphilosophy.com/2009/01/spotify-streaming-20/comment-page-1/#comment-243 armsupdove Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:16:48 +0000 http://newrockstarphilosophy.com/?p=1433#comment-243 So that disc you burnt me...did that mean something??? So that disc you burnt me…did that mean something???

]]> By: Jeff http://www.newrockstarphilosophy.com/2009/01/spotify-streaming-20/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Jeff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:39:16 +0000 http://newrockstarphilosophy.com/?p=1433#comment-242 I agree totally. The future will be streamed music, no doubt about it. That's clearly the way Google sees things (what more are google docs, calendar, etc but 'streamed' apps?) and they tend to know what they're doing. The concept of 'ownership' (from the users perspective mind you, not so for the labels or artists) becomes obsolete when tunes can be accessed easily across hardware, space, and time. What's the difference whether there is a file somewhere on my computer that is 'mine.' It never existed in the conventional sense in the first place. In fact, all the better that there's not a file - less space taken up and less crap to sort through and organize. But Spotify, and those like it, are a step in the right direction and should be commended. Slick layout, plenty of bands, and ease of use seem to be in place. I'd say this pony has a few tricks. Patience, young grass-smoker - the connectivity and ubiquity across devices will come. The unknown, I suppose, is what it will cost. I agree totally. The future will be streamed music, no doubt about it. That’s clearly the way Google sees things (what more are google docs, calendar, etc but ‘streamed’ apps?) and they tend to know what they’re doing. The concept of ‘ownership’ (from the users perspective mind you, not so for the labels or artists) becomes obsolete when tunes can be accessed easily across hardware, space, and time. What’s the difference whether there is a file somewhere on my computer that is ‘mine.’ It never existed in the conventional sense in the first place. In fact, all the better that there’s not a file – less space taken up and less crap to sort through and organize.

But Spotify, and those like it, are a step in the right direction and should be commended. Slick layout, plenty of bands, and ease of use seem to be in place. I’d say this pony has a few tricks. Patience, young grass-smoker – the connectivity and ubiquity across devices will come. The unknown, I suppose, is what it will cost.

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