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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by opencl on Friday February 08, 2019 @11:49AM (#19116062)
Ads only make up ~10% of Spotify's revenue. If they start putting ads on the paid version everyone will just leave for one of the competing ad-free services (Amazon, Apple, Google). I'm sure you're right about the tracking though.

https://adexchanger.com/digital-audio-radio/spotifys-f-1-sho...

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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by zzzcpan on Friday February 08, 2019 @12:03PM (#19116241)
Do you see subscription model work for music in the long run?
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