Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a...
by dcow on Friday February 08, 2019 @12:34PM
(#19116608)
Like others have mentioned, you can do #2/3 without the “expose to malware” caveat if you implement responsible ads.
Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a...
by jtuente on Friday February 08, 2019 @12:32PM
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> 2. Offer a paid version and a free version, but some people use ad blockers, and expose most of your customers to malware.
Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a...
by AnthonyMouse on Friday February 08, 2019 @12:54PM
(#19116834)
So that leaves option one.
Or for browser vendors to start shipping ad blockers or third party javascript blockers by default.
Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a...
by fastball on Friday February 08, 2019 @04:19PM
(#19118785)
How many people have gotten malware from Spotify ads?
Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a...
by AnthonyMouse on Friday February 08, 2019 @04:28PM
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It is a thing that has happened.
https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Spotify-Free...
> 1. Pay for the service
> 2. Suffer through the ads
> 3. Don't use the service
Those are the customer's options. What about Spotify's?
1. Offer the service as paid-only, no free with ads option.
2. Offer a paid version and a free version, but some people use ad blockers.
3. Offer a paid version and a free version, block ad blockers and expose your customers to malware.
The last is the only one that has "expose your customers to malware" in it, so maybe they should pick one of the other two. Because if all the customers chose either paying or not using, that's the same anyway, and if they didn't, they're actively harming the remainder.