Comments on: Spotify CEO Outlines His Grand Ambitions

By: Spotify Now Targeting Q3 for U.S. Launch

Spotify Now Targeting Q3 for U.S. Launch — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:05:11 +0000

[...] edition of the product is on the way, with more social and sharing features; Ek has also outlined ways in which the service can serve as a platform for selling tickets and merchandise as well as [...]

By: As MOG Goes Mobile, the U.S. Waits (and Waits) for Spotify – GigaOM

As MOG Goes Mobile, the U.S. Waits (and Waits) for Spotify – GigaOM — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:20:19 +0000

[...] Ek, chief executive of European streaming music provider Spotify, is scheduled to deliver a keynote interview tomorrow at SXSW, prompting speculation that the [...]

By: Thumbplay’s Mobile Music Service Goes Live – GigaOM

Thumbplay’s Mobile Music Service Goes Live – GigaOM — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:50:09 +0000

[...] that sets it apart from incumbents such as Rhapsody and Napster as well as upstarts MOG and Spotify, the latter of which hasn’t launched in the U.S. [...]

By: MOG Takes $9.5 Million More, In Advance of Mobile Launch – GigaOM

MOG Takes $9.5 Million More, In Advance of Mobile Launch – GigaOM — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:55:35 +0000

[...] enter a market in which Spotify’s free service has won considerable consumer attention but relatively few of its fans have become paying customers. Rumors have suggested that Spotify may launch in the U.S. [...]

By: Confidence in Free Streaming Models Is Fading — Fast – GigaOM

Confidence in Free Streaming Models Is Fading — Fast – GigaOM — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:01:36 +0000

[...] to stop some services from growing, especially in new markets. Bronfman’s quote didn’t name Spotify, whose entry into the U.S. has been anticipated (and delayed) for months, but it might as well [...]

By: What Rupert Murdoch Still Doesn’t Get About the Internet – GigaOM

What Rupert Murdoch Still Doesn’t Get About the Internet – GigaOM — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:03:35 +0000

[...] sites like Pandora or social network sites like Twitter and end up in a cloud-based service like Spotify or Grooveshark. Significantly, these companies are startups and not traditional media [...]

By: jimjerky

jimjerky — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:23:58 +0000

These guys are crazy if they think they are going to pull this off. FAIL!