Comments on: Droidify – Spotify on Android

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Top 5 Android Market Apps | Pansentient League — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:18:08 +0000

[...] – Rogue Spotify client Droidify may be buggy but it still works. Of course this will be replaced on my list here when the official [...]

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By: Elias

Elias — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:07:51 +0000

I’m just speculating now, but I know some of the employees at spotify are friends with the guys behind Spot. That may be the reason why they didn’t shut down Spot? I spoke to a friend (who has a high position on Spotify) when Spot was released. He said to me back then that they all (Spotify crew) knew who the guys were, but they didn’t really had any reason to stop them since they wanted people to buy premium. It seems like te aren’t that desperate anymore.

By: afront

afront — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:25:46 +0000

Fad, yes about 18% of Spotify is owned by the “big four” record labels, all of whom are deeply involved with the RIAA.

Good points Hellberg and Elias… perhaps the Spot developers just weren’t as er persuadable as the Droidify developer?

By: Elias

Elias — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:41:37 +0000

Earlier, Spotify has said that they wont bother the creation of 3rd party apps since they force the users to buy the Premium service anyhow. I mean, the only negative thing with a 3rd party app should be the lacking functionality which may cause the brand name to fall in reputation?

By: Hellberg

Hellberg — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:14:29 +0000

What I’d really like to know is why Spotify instantly wanted Droidify removed, yet there has been no reports whatsoever about Spotify trying to stop the developer behind the unofficial iPhone app (Spot) from distrubuting his app to iPhone users via Cydia etc. If labels really were concerned about 3rd party mobile apps, there should be absolutely no difference between the two.

This makes it seem that Spotify isn’t trying to please the record labels in this matter, only that they’re trying to please Apple to get the official app approved by not letting any other mobile platform get any kind of Spotify app before the iPhone.

I hope I’m wrong though, and that Spotify has indeed tried to get Spot removed (but for some reason failed). I’m just sick and tired of everyone (almost) kissing Apples a**, despite their often questionable business methods..

By: Fad

Fad — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:27:30 +0000

Spotify is part-owned by the major record labels? Are any of them associated with the RIAA?

By: afront

afront — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:30:54 +0000

This post was written on an offline Asus Eee PC, transfered to G1 via microSD card, then posted via 3G here in sunny Portugal from my Google phone (so please excuse typos!)