Freetards rejoice. Spotify has ditched the 5 play limit imposed on UK users of the free version of its music streaming service, Spotify Free, which until today kicked in after six months usage and meant that no one track could be streamed more than 5 times — it would become greyed out after the limit had been reached.
Removing the cap, which was introduced in April 2011 (along with a number of other changes to its free offering), brings it in line with other European markets where Spotify began ditching the 5 play limit in March, notes Music Ally.
The U.S., Australia, and New Zealand have never had a cap, while in Europe, France seems to be the hold out. What hasn’t changed, however, is the 10 hours of streaming per month limit associated with the Spotify Free tariff, as the company continues to nudge users towards being paying customers.
Here’s what Spotify has to say on its blog:
We’ve got some mighty fine news for all Spotify Free users. From today, there’s no more 5 play-per-song limit. You can listen to your favourite songs as many times as you like.
That’s right, no more greyed-out songs. The tracks that you couldn’t listen to before will once again be available for your listening pleasure.
Give it a try.
Developing.
via TechCrunch » Startups http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/startups/~3/2QHAPHcHg7A/
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