I don’t need to pay $9.99 to listen to an album in its entirety before deciding whether or not to buy an album or a song, and what I use Spotify for is to sample music and then decide whether or not I want to purchase it. Here’s the catch, I can do that with Spotify Free. With Spotify, I can listen to an album several times before purchasing. That 30 seconds does nothing to give users a real flavor of an album. Part of the issue before Spotify was the 30 second sample paradigm we got from the digital migration spurred by an arduous agreement reached between iTunes and the Record Labels. It is honestly the first product I’ve used that makes me think that SOMEONE out there “gets it.”

I will give this to Spotify, they have created a truly compelling platform that gives people NO REASON to pirate music anymore. Here’s why… Ownership: Purchasing vs “Renting” Music For me, I do not see the value in the product, so I’m calling it quits. However, it’s got several very significant flaws that makes it hard for me to swallow $9.99 per month. I’ll be straight with you, Spotify Premium is a good service, a very good service.

Free trials of the full product gives the user a chance to see the product in it’s full glory without having to commit to paying for something they may inevitably decide isn’t right for them. I truly appreciate that Spotify gave me a free trial of Spotify Premium for 48 hours and then an additional 30 days to evaluate the product. I just cancelled my Spotify Premium account.

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