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		grimgrin on April 4, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Introducing Vdio But there is a BIG difference here if we're talking about the free services of both. Spotify is always free, and rdio is only free for 6 months. Yes it's probably a good thing to pay for a service that you like (I do), but some people don't, and that's going to be where they prefer Spotify. http://support.spotify.com/us/learn-more/faq/#!/article/How-... http://help.rdio.com/customer/portal/articles/187730-rdio-fo...

philwelch on April 4, 2013 | [–]

I'd rather be cut off honestly than hectored into subscribing by having my music continuously interrupted with advertising.

elithrar on April 4, 2013 | [–]

> Yes it's probably a good thing to pay for a service that you like (I do)...

It's also good to pay for a service that you want to stick around.

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