That's the end of the road. Starting March 30, Last.fm will charge its users 3 euros a month. The music service, which was launched free of charge in 2002, allows users to listen to their chosen music online, without downloading it.
Of the 30 million people who use the service, only residents bc data india of Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States will be exempt from the payment. The news was published on his blog without any explanation as to why, according to El País .
However, more than 500 comments from its followers asking for explanations made those responsible make public the simple reason. The business does not survive only on advertising except in the three countries mentioned in the previous paragraph.
The truth is that although the figure is quite insignificant, many Internet users could move to Spotify. This new music service allows online listening with very precise searches by genre, author, etc. In addition, its catalogue grows by 10,000 songs per week. Warning to sailors: there are commercial breaks every three songs. So think about it.