[nabs-l] Spotify Questions...

Wed Jan 14 00:04:20 UTC 2015

Spotify just came to Canada a few months ago. Yes, again, we're last to the party. Lol.
The Mac app is also quite inaccessible. Honestly if I use spotify I just airplay from IPhone or iPad to my Mac.

God bless. :)
Matthew Dierckens
Certified Assistive Technology Specialist
Macintosh Trainer
Blind Access Training
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> On Jan 13, 2015, at 19:01, Chris Nusbaum via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Kerri,
> 
> While one more voice in the chorus is always helpful, we have been making
> our voices heard to Spotify for some time now. Unfortunately, however, our
> efforts thus far have been to no avail. AppleVis even highlighted Spotify as
> their "Campaign of the Month" last summer, encouraging their members to
> contact the company and ask that they improve accessibility. The iOS app has
> greatly improved, but the PC client is still largely inaccessible.
> 
> Chris
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kerri Kosten
> via nabs-l
> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 11:02 AM
> To: Kaiti Shelton; National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Spotify Questions...
> 
> Hi Daniel, Kaiti, and Everyone Else:
> Rather than making a whole new thread, I figured I'd just reply to this one.
> I did some exploring/research and have a few more questions about Spotify.
> First, I unfortunately signed up for a free trial with Spotify last summer
> but wasn't interested then so just let it go so I don't think I can have a
> second free trial.
> However, since the PC client is inaccessible, what do you do when you want
> to listen to your music on the PC? A lot of times I love listening to my
> music on the PC rather than my Iphone.
> Also, can you pay yearly or just monthly? For a service like this, I'd
> rather just pay yearly so I don't have to worry about it every month.
> Also, has anyone tried Beats Music? Since Beats is by Apple now, is there
> any chance it could become accessible on the PC quicker than Spotify?
> I just feel like if I am going to pay I want the service to be accessible to
> me on everything: PC, Phone, ETC.
> Is there anywhere we could write to make our voices heard to Spotify and
> Beats to make it known we'd like them to be accessible on the PC?
> Thanks,
> Kerri
> 
> On 1/10/15, Kaiti Shelton via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I just asked a few questions about Spotify a few days ago as I'm 
>> required to use the program for a class.  I'm hooked on it now and 
>> here's what I found.
>> 
>> The mobile app is probably your best shot for an accessible interface.
>> Even using it on a run-down IPhone 4 with IOS 7 it does a really good 
>> job.  I can add songs to my own playlists, browse playlists popular by 
>> region or made by Spotify, and basically do everything.  I'm starting 
>> off with the 7 day trial for Spotify premume so I can play individual 
>> songs and add them to my playlists more quickly than I would be able 
>> to do while in shuffle mode, but playing in shuffle mode is free.  I 
>> personally wouldn't pay for premume when this trial period runs out 
>> because I don't mind the shuffle mode.
>> 
>> The big advantage to this system is that you don't have to buy the 
>> songs.  You can have as many playlists of your own as you like, with 
>> as many songs as you want in each one.  You could collect a huge 
>> library without paying a dime for it.  In order to do that in iTunes 
>> you would need to pay a pretty good price.  Most people I know have at 
>> least 500 songs in their libraries, and if you multiply 500 tracks by 
>> a dollar and twenty nine cents, that's a huge amount.  Even if you 
>> consider that some people only buy ITunes tracks with gift cards to 
>> avoid personal expense, it's still someone else's money going into 
>> paying for the songs.
>> 
>> I'd highly recommend downloading the app.  It's free to run on shuffle 
>> mode, and they'll offer you the free 7 day premume trial which you can 
>> use to build up your playlists before it goes away.  You'll still be 
>> able to add songs after that period ends, you'll just have to come 
>> across songs in shuffle mode rather than clicking on the individual 
>> one.
>> 
>> Most people I know play ITunes on shuffle anyway, so I think Spotify 
>> is pretty well worth it.
>> 
>> On 1/10/15, Daniel Romero via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Spotify is amazing! Think about it, you're paying 10 bucks a month to 
>>> listen to any album you want, playlists that are customized by users 
>>> so you can discover new music and still listen to the songs that you 
>>> love, and none of it has to be purchased at all. It doesn't make 
>>> sense to me to pay 1.29 for songs that you're going to listen to once 
>>> or twice, and then going to hear on the random in rotation later that 
>>> you might skip. I save more money with Spotify then I would if I kept 
>>> buying all the songs that I wanted to listen to through iTunes. The 
>>> windows client isn't accessible, however the app for the iPhone and I 
>>> devices is. I hope this helps.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Jan 10, 2015, at 3:58 PM, Kerri Kosten via nabs-l 
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Everyone:
>>>> I keep hearing about Spotify, and how popular it is.
>>>> Apparently, it is replacing buying music on ITunes.
>>>> Do any of you use Spotify?
>>>> What is the advantage of it over buying songs from ITunes?
>>>> It just seems a little expensive to me to pay $10 a month to be able 
>>>> to stream music when I could buy individual tracks for cheaper on 
>>>> ITunes.
>>>> Anyway, I logged into Spotify through Facebook and downloaded the 
>>>> windows client.
>>>> It seems to be very inaccessible.
>>>> Then, I tried the web player. I can see the tracks fine, but when I 
>>>> try to hit enter or space to play the song it won't play.
>>>> Is Spotify worth paying for when it really doesn't even seem 
>>>> accessible to us?
>>>> Do any of you still prefer buying music from ITunes or am I quickly 
>>>> becoming old-fashioned lol?
>>>> I am asking these questions because I really like to keep up with 
>>>> the latest technology/current trends and don't want to become left 
>>>> behind when it comes to new things that are popular.
>>>> Is there any way to make our voices heard to Spotify? It should be 
>>>> accessible to us like it is to everyone else.
>>>> Should I hold off on subscribing/paying until it's accessible on all 
>>>> platforms?
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Kerri
>>>> 
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