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# Roundup Of Media & Web Reaction To Spotify Launch
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/roundup-of-media-web-reaction-to-spotify-launch/
- Published: 2011-07-15T11:12:41.000Z
- Updated: 2011-07-15T11:12:41.000Z
- Description: Now that it's finally here, what did media and web pundits think of Spotify? The reaction was generally positive though some found flaws. Others focused on the impact Spotify will. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/07/roundup-of-media-web-reaction-to-spotify-launch.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
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Now that it's finally here, what did media and web pundits think of **Spotify**? The reaction was generally positive though some found flaws. Others focused on the impact Spotify will have on the U.S. music market:

- With support for multiple platforms, hooks into Facebook and wireless streaming playback in addition to offline music storage, Spotify plays **all the right notes**… ([GigaOm](http://gigaom.com/mobile/spotify-review-ios-android-mobile/?ref=hypebot.com))
- **There are flaws**. Spotify’s recommendation engine, and its radio selections are pitiful….no sign of an iPad native version… In the end, though, Spotify is just **cloud music done right**. ([Wired](http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/07/spotify-launches-in-the-u-s-at-last/?ref=hypebot.com))
- Digital service Spotify's US launch **puts rivals on notice.** [(NY Post](http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/musical%5Fscares%5F4vlaYPWQUHz2nGtE5EJnVN?ref=hypebot.com))

**MORE:**

- Five **CNET editors, five qualified thumbs-up.** ([CNet](http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023%5F3-20079482-93/spotify-five-cnet-editors-five-thumbs-up/?ref=hypebot.com))
- “They have done a very good job in Europe, but the **U.S. is a very tough music market**,” said Ben Rumley, an analyst at Enders Analysis ([WSJ](http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2011/07/14/spotify-will-find-u-s-tough-to-crack/?ref=hypebot.com))
- Can **Rdio Withstand The Spotify Assault?** A Feature-By-Feature Look ([TechCrunch](http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/14/spotify-vs-rdio/?ref=hypebot.com))
- Top **Swedish Music Exec Tells Us What To Expect** As Spotify Launches In U.S. ([Hypebot](https://www.hypebot.com/remember-what-a-top-swedish-music-exec-told-us-to-expect-when-spotify-launched-in-us/))
- A Contrarian View: Spotify & Streaming Music Will **[Not Replace Purchase Or Piracy](https://www.hypebot.com/a-contrarian-view-spotify-streaming-music-will-not-replace-purchase-or-piracy/)**
- And there's this Storify mashup of [**celebrity reaction** on social media](http://storify.com/mashable/spotify-users-reactions?ref=hypebot.com).