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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by paxys on Friday February 08, 2019 @05:56PM (#19119467)
It's funny because whenever the adblock discussion comes up the standard argument is always "why can't the site have a paid subscription option? I would gladly pay for it."

Now that a service is offering subscriptions, people still don't want to pay for it, and the goalposts are shifted further.

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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by stevenwliao on Friday February 08, 2019 @07:18PM (#19119839)
> Why can't they offer it for $8/month?

After a price drop...

> Why can't they offer it for $5/month?

Another price drop.

> Subscriptions are expensive. Why can't they offer a free plan?

A free plan is released, with ads.

> Why can't they offer it for free with less ads?

Ad density is reduced.

> Why can't they offer it for free with no ads?

> I don't want all these songs. Why can't they have an a la carte option?

A la carte option has existed for a while, but company gives it a marketing rebranding.

> These a la carte songs are kind of pricey. Why can't they be $0.80?

> $0.50?

> They're just bits. Bits want to be free.

> Why are you ignoring your loyal potential customers? I'm going to stop pirating your product and tell everyone I know to avoid you.

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