Comment Comment by mbrock Pretty solid is a bit of an exaggeration in my case.About once a day, my MacBook's fans start spinning like crazy. By now I know... oh, it's "Spotify Helper" stuck in a loop again, lemme force quit it.Before I reinstalled, instead Spotify would show me "there's a new version!" every single day, seemingly without upgrading anything.These serious quality issues, plus the horrifying visual ads (for playlists and new albums) make Spotify a product I kind of love to hate.I mostly dig the iOS version though.But I'm still angry with how these services transform the idea of "music player" into "streaming client hooked into the commercial music industry." parent mbrock 10 years ago
About once a day, my MacBook's fans start spinning like crazy. By now I know... oh, it's "Spotify Helper" stuck in a loop again, lemme force quit it.
Before I reinstalled, instead Spotify would show me "there's a new version!" every single day, seemingly without upgrading anything.
These serious quality issues, plus the horrifying visual ads (for playlists and new albums) make Spotify a product I kind of love to hate.
I mostly dig the iOS version though.
But I'm still angry with how these services transform the idea of "music player" into "streaming client hooked into the commercial music industry."