Spotify opens up to third-party developers
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
Music streaming service Spotify has announced the launch of libspotify, which it describes as “our first step in opening up Spotify as a music platform”.
Developers will be able to register for the program and create applications using the Spotify technology – with those apps then made available to Spotify Premium users.
So, not only is it a way to get more developers creating innovative spin-offs, but it should result in some nifty apps that can tempt users into upgrading from the free to the premium version. While Spotify remains committed (it says) to its basic free service, it’s keen to upsell the paid version to as many people as possible.
