• PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    If that were to change, then I’ll be subscription-free.

    At this point you will also be music-free since you do not own any of it, and that is what keeps people locked into these services even as the companies jerk them around.

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      1 year ago

      Or do both?

      The real value in Spotify is the music discovery. That’s driven by data that very few are in a position to collect. Of all the big tech companies, Spotify is the only one I can think of that uses the data they collect from the users to give the users a uniquely better experience. Even YouTube is littered with promoted ads and videos. If you’re avoiding ads anyway, it’s a win win for the user to pay for Spotify premium.

      Then you can do what you will with all the playlists you make.