Maintaining A Music Library, Ten Years On
Oct 29, 2025 10:16 pm
New Post from BiteofanApple
Maintaining A Music Library,
Ten Years On
It took me by surprise to learn that this post was now a decade old:
Last week I decided to leave Spotify. I've been using the service for almost 2 years now, and overall I've really liked it... It's hard to explain why [I'm leaving], but I guess I feel apprehensive about Spotify being in control of how and where I listen to music in ways I haven't been before.
I remember the inciting incident so viscerally. I wanted to AirPlay a song to my TV, but that device wasn't "approved by Spotify". It's an MP3 and I couldn't jam out to it because of the policies of some company. I was so angry, so I left. Without a viable alternative, I started buying albums in the iTunes Store like it was 2007 all over again.
It's been ten years now, and I do not regret that choice for a minute...
