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Support for Car Thing is unlikely to persist for much longer, though, so we’d only suggest picking one up if you’re an avid collector of, well, weird Spotify stuff. Spotify is still selling remaining Car Thing stock through its official website (opens in new tab) (for almost half price, too), and the company has said that “existing devices will perform as intended” (per TechCrunch (opens in new tab)). What’s more, owners of so-called older vehicles who do want to listen to Spotify on the move are, in all likelihood, just as happy to mount their phones and use Bluetooth or an aux cable as they are buying a cheaper, third-party media player that functions in exactly the same way as Car Thing.Įssentially, then, Car Thing is dead because Spotify never really cracked who the product was for – but those who do still fancy buying one need not fear. Just dont forget to also factor in the cost of a Spotify Premium subscription, which Car Thing requires.
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