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jishi
Headliner II
September 3, 2013

Spotify Connect, serious competition

  • September 3, 2013
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Spotify today announced Spotify Connect, which will be a series of hardware from well-known hardware to seamlessly integrate spotify onto devices where the control is from the regular Spotify application on your phone or similar.

Streaming is still done directly through internet, so the phone isn't in charge of it, just controls it.

I really do hope that Sonos will follow this approach as well, I believe there are a lot more like me that primarily uses Sonos for Spotify, and being able to use the same app as always would be awesome.

Seems like there is already a feature request over at ask.sonos.com https://ask.sonos.com/sonos/topics/support_spotify_connect_to_allow_users_to_use_the_spotify_app_as_the_controller
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      Buco
      Lyricist III
      July 31, 2016
      Very old but current topic. If I really need to make a choice between Spotify and Sonos, I'll toss out the Spotify.
      Spotify is the best but really if you go to basics what do you really need? You need the ability to listen to your music. Features are nice but not essential. And for that I can move to Apple music or Deezer. I currently have Spotify family subscription and Apple and Deezer.
      The biggest reason I keep Spotify at the moment is integration with app called "amazing slow downer" which is incredible tool for a musician.
      Both of the latter services do the job as far as usability. The overall library is about the same really. And I listen to pretty obscure stuff. The only one that fell far shorter when it comes to music offering was Rhapsody, it had far less than the others to choose for me. I kept Rhapsody for over a year still.
      All these services to me are an incredible bargain and I wish more people realized that and started subscribing.
      Which is why I don't understand Spotify?
      Was it in this thread that someone said they have 30 million user out of which 8 million are paid subscriptions? Prior to that I heard 25/3. Every single Sonos/Spotify user is a paid subscription. Is that the name of the game? To increase the subscription base? Comcast seems to think so. Instead, Spotify are trying to figure out a workaround and make money.
      I really want them to stay in business (Spotify). But I'm way more worried about them than Sonos.

      Ditch Sonos over Spotify? What are you going to get that's as good or better? I haven't found it. Look how obsessive they are about the box for the new play 5?! I had a customer who's engineer and he flipped out about it. Took it to the office the next day. Imagine how obsessive are they about the rest of the product?
      I'm an AV installer and would not recommend anything but Sonos to a customer in this category. It's the only product I've ever installed where people reached out post installation to thank me for it.

      That said I really wish they finally got this casting thing, or whatever you want to call it, figured out.
      The only complaint I ever got about Sonos from the customer is how come I don't have a way to send a YouTube sound to Sonos?!
      chicks
      chicks
      July 31, 2016
      Apple and Google can afford to lose millions of dollars on streaming, it's a drop in the bucket for them. Spotify can't. They lose money with every stream.

      Worse, Apple takes an unhealthy cut (30%?) of their monthly subscriptions if done through the Apple store, an odious, predatory, monopolistic practice, since Apple won't allow Spotify to include or even advertise their own subscription service inside their own App! I was floored when I learned about this. Certainly doesn't help assuage my long time dislike of Apple and its business practices. Google allows app providers to advertise alternative subscription payment services in-app, as they should.

      If you want Spotify to survive (dubious), make sure you don't subscribe through the Apple Store!
      nicka99
      nicka99
      Local Superstar
      August 31, 2016
      and behold you will soon be able to cast to Sonos speakers from the Spotify app :-)
      https://news.spotify.com/us/2016/08/30/spotify-partners-with-sonos-to-unveil-new-era-of-connected-home-listening/
        Marksy
        Lyricist II
        September 24, 2016
        Do we have any indication on when this update will be released? Currently debating Sonus vs Bose and this upgrade will probably sway me towards Sonos.
        Buco
        Lyricist III
        September 24, 2016
        The news release says October, as a part of the public beta program.
          Marksy
          Lyricist II
          September 24, 2016
          Thanks. Sorry for not reading the article in full.
          shinz4u
          Lyricist I
          October 27, 2016
          Did anyone get this feature yet?
          It's almost the end of October and nothing seems to be there. So just asking.
          Thanks
          jgatie
          jgatie
          October 27, 2016
          Did anyone get this feature yet?
          It's almost the end of October and nothing seems to be there. So just asking.
          Thanks

          It's a public beta. You won't see it until the internal testing is sufficient enough to release as a public beta, no matter what the marketing people announced prior.
          jishiAuthor
          Headliner II
          October 27, 2016
          I'm wondering if it is limited to US only? Is there any EU beta-testers that actually have gotten this Spotify beta? I'm gonna be a bit disappointed if this only rolls out in the US to begin with, and not for me in Sweden, the actual birthplace of Spotify 😉

          Also a bit offended that I haven't been invited to the private beta, being the OP and all! 😃
          jgatie
          jgatie
          October 27, 2016
          I'm wondering if it is limited to US only? Is there any EU beta-testers that actually have gotten this Spotify beta? I'm gonna be a bit disappointed if this only rolls out in the US to begin with, and not for me in Sweden, the actual birthplace of Spotify 😉

          Also a bit offended that I haven't been invited to the private beta, being the OP and all! :D

          There is no current public beta anywhere in the world, and any other testing which may or may not be going on would under an NDA.
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