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Re:Reasons to Abandon Spotify That Have Nothing to Do with J... by rocketChair on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @06:50AM (#30257377)
Love Spotify myself. They've done what none of the competitors have managed in my opinion.

Good free-tier, amazing premium service and price, an unbelievably large collection of artists and music, strong privacy protection without the need to provide credit card details (for free tier) or mobile phone numbers, in a super-polished and easy to use package, without all the terrible data-collection.

They really have become the kings of music streaming.

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Re:Reasons to Abandon Spotify That Have Nothing to Do with J... by throwjs51009 on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @07:20AM (#30257580)
// without all the terrible data collection //

That's not true. Check this out:

https://nitter.net/steipete/status/1025024813889478656

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Re:Reasons to Abandon Spotify That Have Nothing to Do with J... by devilbunny on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @09:24AM (#30258706)
You don't have to provide details, ever. I have Spotify Premium. I go to a retailer and use cash to buy a card good for a year's subscription for $100. Then I enter the card into my account. The email address is @mailinator.com in case I ever need to check something, but otherwise they have no clue who I am.

When it expires, if I haven't been paying attention, I live with free-tier for a day or two until I can go buy another card.

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