> Spotify manipulates recommendations to what makes them the most money, not necessarily what is best for user satisfaction.
I was once a heavy user of Pandora, I am now a heavy user of Spotify, and I'm considering switching back. I think you're right.
But, having experienced both services at the peak of their quality, I think "stronglikedan" is correct, that Pandora has a greater ability (in addition to a greater desire) to analyze the way that music sounds.
Re:An odd discovery on Spotify
by stronglikedan on Monday August 29, 2022 @01:10PM
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I think Pandora's Music Genome Project is just superior. It always has been for me, and more importantly, it's always been consistently superior.
The saying "power corrupts" applies to this circumstance perfectly.
Spotify manipulates recommendations to what makes them the most money, not necessarily what is best for user satisfaction. They do it just enough to prevent users from cancelling their subscriptions as well (usually).