Reply #6: There is...if you don't log in and watch ads, you lose your music [View All]

[Atman]

This isn't much different than being tethered to the "rented" music from other services. And the ads are LONG. Very long. Set your watch, and then time out how long a 90 second ad is. By contrast, most TV spots are from 10-30 seconds long. A lot of street lights aren't as long as the longer 2-minutes ads you must watch to maintain your service. They say young people will like this, but since when do people like to spend MORE time doing something, especially with their sleek new wicked-fast computer? And then, I have to make sure I keep coming back to watch more ads or you're going to take my music back? This may seem cool for the first month, but a year from now, a lot of people are going to damned tired of realizing their spending more time watching the ads than listening to the music. And then, of course, Universal changes the terms.

What the bloody fuck is wrong with just being able to buy music and listen to it? If you don't want to buy it, get a freakin' radio. Sure, radio sucks, but that is the price you pay. As you said, ain't no free!