didn't see this thread until now.
I LOVE SPOTIFY
i was impressed with the depth of the catalog in the free version, so I decided to give premium a shot ($10/month). Its fantastic being able to have this entire catalog in my car/on my phone. I've found about 95% of the music I've searched for. I listen to it a ton at home as well. In fact last night I hooked my iPhone up to my speaker rig and just played a massive Bunny Radio (quick background: at Phish festivals they have a radio station that broadcasts through the festival dubbed "The Bunny". some awesome person compiled a 500+ song playlist of almost every song the Bunny DJs played at Superball IX this past summer) playlist on shuffle. Of course its not the last word on fidelity, but for casual listening its fantastic.
I've actually already saved money not buying new releases since I can just listen on Spotify. Then if I like it enough I'll buy the vinyl.
I know subscription services have been around before, but listening to music on Spotify is actually easier then stealing it, were one so inclined to know how to go about stealing music.