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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by dessant on Friday February 08, 2019 @10:02AM (#19114767)
The attitude you describe can easily hurt their business. They may be future paying customers that are exploring your service, or don't have the money yet to subscribe. And even in the latter group there is an opportunity for building brand loyalty.

But to see these opportunities, the first step is to not have a hostile attitude towards your users.

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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by number_six on Friday February 08, 2019 @11:00AM (#19115420)
but you forgot how businesses work these days:

Fuck you, Pay me

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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by EpicEng on Friday February 08, 2019 @12:35PM (#19116627)
Right, I really miss the good ol' days when business was all "Hey guy, I like you, here's some free stuff."
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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by mikestew on Friday February 08, 2019 @11:59AM (#19116189)
As opposed to the good ol' days when businesses all incorporated as 501(3)c's, funneling their funds to widows and orphans?
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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by kaelin on Friday February 08, 2019 @11:19AM (#19115635)
That's how all businesses have worked since the beginning of time.
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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by majewsky on Friday February 08, 2019 @01:39PM (#19117283)
No, that was just "pay me for this service/good". Most businesses who ventured into "fuck you" territory would soon be out of business because disgruntled customers opens up opportunities for competition to rise.

Sadly, you don't have that anymore with today's economy-of-scale effects.

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