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    Bye, bye free Spotify...

    Dear Spotify user,

    We're writing to you in regards to your Spotify account which up
    until now you've been using free of charge.  While we are really
    happy that you are enthusiastically using Spotify, we are
    unfortunately going to have to restrict access to your free
    account.

    Spotify is currently available in six countries: Sweden, Norway,
    Finland, Spain, France and the UK.  We never intended to allow
    use of our service outside of those countries and we do not run
    any adverts on your account like we do in the launch countries.
    For this reason we have to restrict your account, you will be
    able to log in to Spotify and view music and playlists but not
    listen to any music.

    We are sorry that we have to take this step.  We do hope to
    launch our free service in more countries in the future.

    If you have any questions regarding this please feel free to
    contact our support team. (support@spotify.com)

    Regards,
    The Spotify team.


    Oh well, it was nice while it lasted....

    Update: Of course, we weren't getting the ad-supported version so I can't argue with their message. Now that everyone in our house has become so used to it, it will be hard to resist opting for a premium subscription. I always thought that this was Spotify's strategy in allowing unofficial use of the free service - get everybody hooked and excited about the service and then pull the plug. It turns out that my prediction was correct (:
    • 8 September 2009
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