Comments on: Spotify MP3 Downloads: Better than Amazon and iTunes? https://andysternberg.com/spotify-mp3-downloads-better-than-amazon-and-itunes/ insights from the digital future Tue, 10 May 2011 03:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: cifanic https://andysternberg.com/spotify-mp3-downloads-better-than-amazon-and-itunes/#comment-978 Tue, 10 May 2011 03:09:00 +0000 http://andysternberg.com/?p=22277#comment-978 If I buy, it’s always through Amazon. They set the best prices. Their new cloud service isn’t a factor in this decision at all. I want the album for my iTouch in the car where streaming is unreliable, or for use in a DJ mix. The point of the cloud is to have music where you want it, when you want it – but bandwidth unfortunately doesn’t make this possible yet.

Anyway, for the most part, I sample albums on Spotify, Rhapsody, MOG, or Rdio. If I’m into discovering something new or not out yet, it’s all about the blogs. If/When Spotify launches in the US it’ll be interesting to see how this pricing model goes. Personally, I think 30 days is too short of a time period for credits to expire. There’s new music coming out constantly, but some months I feel peckish and less committal than others.

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