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Spotify Defends Facebook Sign-Up Requirement

Posted by timothy on from the not-yet-integrated-into-slashcode dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Music service Spotify has got music lovers' tutus in a twist by insisting that new users have a Facebook account in order to sign up. The company has now defended the policy, stating, oddly, that the Facebook obligation would make sign-up easier."

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  1. Sad. :( by Max+Romantschuk · · Score: 4, Informative

    I really used to Love Spotify.

    I'm a premium subscriber and still like it, but this trend is depressing... I noticed a few days ago that I can't play Spotify links off Facebook. "Your platform is not supported." even though I run the native Linux client, and now this?

    Gotta hate it when mainstream corporate pressure slowly eats away what once was a Good Thing. :/

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    .: Max Romantschuk :: http://max.romantschuk.fi/
  2. Spotify sucks by Charliemopps · · Score: 1, Informative

    Spotify is terrible.. even without the Facebook garbage it's the worst music service I've used. Just use another service, all 3 of these are superior:
    http://www.slacker.com/
    http://grooveshark.com/
    http://www.pandora.com/