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isaacj87
July 6th, 2011, 06:52 PM
According to an post from Engadget, Spotify is finally making it's U.S. debut. A site is up now for those interested in obtaining an invite. You can read more here: http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/06/spotify-is-coming-to-the-us-invites-are-open-now/

I loved the service when I got to use it for a week. Apparently, Spotify's popularity has gone down in Europe, is that true?
dniMretsaM
July 6th, 2011, 06:53 PM
Darn, you beat me to it. I was just about to post a thread on this. Anyway, this is great. I'm glad the record companies finally gave in!
Dustin2128
July 6th, 2011, 07:05 PM
RIAA's not going to like this. ;)
dniMretsaM
July 6th, 2011, 07:11 PM
RIAA's not going to like this. ;)

Screw the RIAA! They're stupid anyway.
Spice Weasel
July 6th, 2011, 07:22 PM
RIAA's not going to like this. ;)

If they did not like Spotify they would not have agreed to make their music available on the service.
Paqman
July 6th, 2011, 09:28 PM
Apparently, Spotify's popularity has gone down in Europe, is that true?

They've severely restricted the usefulness of their free service, so they've probably lost net users, but I would imagine the number of subscribers has gone up. So while they might have less people, they're probably making more money.
majabl
July 6th, 2011, 10:14 PM
They've severely restricted the usefulness of their free service, so they've probably lost net users, but I would imagine the number of subscribers has gone up. So while they might have less people, they're probably making more money.

I'm one of the users who has strayed (I was an early adopter), and now use http://www.we7.co.uk/, which is also free for me and even has fewer adverts. Win!
isaacj87
July 14th, 2011, 03:20 PM
The doors are finally open: http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/14/its-here-spotify-lands-in-the-us/

I've been listening all morning (using WINE) and it's been working well. I might even spring for one of the paid subscriptions. As of now, free accounts can listen to unlimited music with the occasional ad.