Spotify is the iTunes Killer
I got an invite to Spotify when it was still in private beta in November last year. First impressions were that it lacked a big enough music database to make it more appealing than my iTunes Library (which currently stands at 29.77 GB in size).
Moving on 9 months later, and it is thriving with potential. The advertisement model Spotify uses for free users has lost the annoying tendencies it had last year where anything and everything would pop up in the window, focussing on the thing Spotify is trying to promote - music. I still have in my head the annoying voice of the Xbox 360 ads. I think it’s safe to say that prospects for the service are looking very promising indeed.
But the reason why I am writing about this on an Apple blog is because of the potential iPhone application Spotify have developed. You heard, there is a chance Spotify will make it’s way on to an iPhone near you. But equally, it might not. With Apple’s recent shenanigans in regards to App Store approvals, I find it hard to believe that they would approve an application which would negate the need for iTunes on your computer at home.
This is video preview:
“A quick demo of our iPhone app, which err.. should be in the App Store shortly.. we think. Maybe..” - Even the Spotify guys know that they are treading on egg shells with it.
Realistically, I can’t believe that anything will happen with the iPhone Spotify app, except of more contempt from the App Store liberals and reports from Apple news blogs which kind of have to at least confirm the news that I dread. I really want to have this app. The desktop client has finally won me over good and proper, and I know the iPhone app will be able to do the same.
