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Can't even seek through songs.

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[โ€“] cedarmesa@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)
[โ€“] HKayn@dormi.zone 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Surely you have a better explanation for why Spotify isn't giving you the full service for free.

[โ€“] Rayspekt@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago

Yeah don't use it if you don't want to, idc. But you might accept the thought that there are people that think the deal Spotify puts on the table is good.

[โ€“] porkins@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Spotify is not profitable nor ever has been. It accrued $4B in additional debt last year. The business is subject to high royalty fees. As a competitor, I just leave free Spotify running all day on mute since they lose money from every subscriber. The royalties are the same whether they make money or not on the customer. It is wise of them to more aggressively convert people to paid plans, but Iโ€™m sure that their margins are razor thin.

[โ€“] Anamnesis@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You individually are a competitor to Spotify?

[โ€“] RIPandTERROR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hum in the shower ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ‘‰

[โ€“] ezures@lemmy.wtf 6 points 1 year ago

Spotify execs hate this one trick

[โ€“] porkins@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Not sure why my comment was deleted, but no. I work for a corporate competitor or them. Spotify is a public company, so it is plain to see that they are not profitable and have never been.