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Re:How Spotify Almost Sold To Google For $1 Billion, Plus Ne... by jacquesm on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @06:29PM (#1836405)
That would be a pretty impressive exit.

The reason why it didn't sell reminds me of Dalton Caldwell's startup school talk, if you haven't seen it yet and intend to do a music startup (or are doing one) you probably should go and watch it:

http://www.justin.tv/startupschool/b/272178844

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Re:How Spotify Almost Sold To Google For $1 Billion, Plus Ne... by TamDenholm on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @07:31PM (#1836596)
I really hope Apple dont buy Spotify. Spotify made me stop pirating music, I'm now a legitimate paying customer. I detest itunes with the heat of a nova.

Google would be the lesser of two evils but i'd rather they remain independent, become profitable (if they arent already, i've no idea) and continue to do the great work they're doing right now.

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Re:How Spotify Almost Sold To Google For $1 Billion, Plus Ne... by ladon86 on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @08:48PM (#1836794)
If Apple acquired Spotify they could kiss those streaming contracts goodbye. There's no way the labels would risk handing even more power to Apple, paying only micropennies per play, when they're still kicking themselves over the near monopoly Apple grabbed the first time round.
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Re:How Spotify Almost Sold To Google For $1 Billion, Plus Ne... by alexyoung on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @07:34PM (#1836604)
I'd rather Spotify were independent, because someone like Google owning it might discourage potentially innovative competitors from springing up.
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Re:How Spotify Almost Sold To Google For $1 Billion, Plus Ne... by BillMartin on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @07:52PM (#1836656)
Spotify's business model is based upon a collection of dubious contracts with record labels that have nothing to gain from spotify. That is amazing.

Is it me or does anyone realise that spotify is napster all over again? I mean come on even Sean Parker is on board. lol.

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Re:How Spotify Almost Sold To Google For $1 Billion, Plus Ne... by jacquesm on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @08:11PM (#1836706)
I must have missed something, I can't find any indication that the contracts mentioned are 'dubious', the only thing that seems to be the case is that they are so good that if they're not part of the deal Google does not think they can re-negotiate them on such favorable terms.

How does that make the contracts 'dubiuos'? To me that indicates they are of questionable legality, that does not seem to be the case here.

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Re:How Spotify Almost Sold To Google For $1 Billion, Plus Ne... by BillMartin on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @11:38PM (#1837143)
In terms of longevity.
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Re:How Spotify Almost Sold To Google For $1 Billion, Plus Ne... by jw84 on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @06:57PM (#1836495)
Nice of Spotify to tip off TC to clinch this buyout.
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Re:How Spotify Almost Sold To Google For $1 Billion, Plus Ne... by jacquesm on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @08:00PM (#1836676)
I doubt anybody at spotify is happy with this and it could very easily backfire as a strategy.

Odds would have it this is not an 'authorized' leak. (we used to call that a press-release).

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Re:How Spotify Almost Sold To Google For $1 Billion, Plus Ne... by philwelch on Wednesday October 27, 2010 @12:06AM (#1837206)
I never thought leaks clinched deals. I always thought leaks queered deals.
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Re:How Spotify Almost Sold To Google For $1 Billion, Plus Ne... by mahmud on Wednesday October 27, 2010 @10:20PM (#1841424)
Wow! didn't know "queer" was a verb.
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Re:How Spotify Almost Sold To Google For $1 Billion, Plus Ne... by philwelch on Wednesday October 27, 2010 @11:17PM (#1841550)
"To queer the deal" is one of my favorite idioms. It's not really a verb outside of that.
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