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<p>I’ve been using <a href=”https://www.spotify.com/us/”>it</a> (if you want an invite, ask) more and more <a href=”http://www.iammike.org/index.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1311691459&amp;archive=&amp;start_from=&amp;ucat=2&amp;”>over the the past couple of months</a> and was ready to tell the world that it is the way, the future, and the answer. Then it finally stopped raining here, I started getting some quality running in, broke out my iPod Shuffle, wanted to listen to all those new tunes I’d discovered on the service, and found a shortcoming.</p>
<p>Due to the lack of interface into the iPod, Spotify is unable to <em>really</em> put songs on the device. Yes, they say the can “sync,” but what’s really happening is you’re turning your iPod into a storage disk and Spotify is copying songs onto it. However, due to licensing and this technological limitation, you can only push songs to it that you actually have “physical” copies of; the ones that you <em>came</em> to Spotify with. Thus, Spotify does nothing for you in this realm.</p>
<p>This is really only an issue with devices that don’t run apps as they have their own app, which can properly handle offline playing of <em>their</em> music files. Unfortunately, I have no desire to carry my phone or any such device that can run their app while out on the trail as they’re all large, unwieldy, and expensive.</p>
<p>In conclusion, if you’re a regular user of a Shuffle, maybe a Nano (I don’t know how they handle apps, but know they can run some), or any other pre-iOS device, Spotify does you no good.</p>
<p>Sidenote: I also found a bug with their “sync,” which could become a serious nuisance after some time… <a href=”https://www.facebook.com/Sean”>Sean</a>, if you read this, just ask.</p>