I do remember the free tier being introduced at some point. But it was a really long time ago. Probably 10+ years. I was still on XP back then.
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whoreticulture@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month agoWhen did they not have a free tier? I remember the free version being around at least 10 years ago.
NaoPb@eviltoast.org 1 month ago
lud@lemm.ee 1 month ago
I searched and I may have misremembered the free version seems to have been around since the start except that the free version was initially invite and desktop only. Eventually everyone could use it but still only on desktop. The free version was even more limited back then it seems with a limit on how many hours you could listen to each month.
I could personally never use it. Because it was so incredibly limited. Not being allowed to skip tracks makes it unusable and I’m genuinely surprised anyone used it apart from trying the service.
whoreticulture@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
I used it in college, I didn’t have money. Honestly I didn’t mind. You were allowed to skip five or six times in an hour, and I would just make custom playlists and it ended up being like a nicer radio. Fewer ads than radio, music I like, a few skips.