Spotify to trim 6% of workforce, content head to depart

Re:Spotify to trim 6% of workforce, content head to depart by zajio1am on Monday January 23, 2023 @09:32AM (#34489173)

> Frankly, 20-30 year old media players were better. So what the point of it all is...I have no idea.

I would say that Spotify does not compete with traditional media players, it competes with radio.

If i want to listen to my favorite songs, there is no reason to use Spotify for that. But if i want something different-but-similar and i do not really know what, because i am not very interested in music, then discoverability of new music by Spotify is game-changing.

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Re:Spotify to trim 6% of workforce, content head to depart by xiwenc on Monday January 23, 2023 @10:01AM (#34489534)

Spotify should serve both audiences: consistency and discover new ones.

I think Apple Music got it right. I like how you can start a radio of any song. Or just play your own favorites.

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Re:Spotify to trim 6% of workforce, content head to depart by TingPing on Monday January 23, 2023 @01:17PM (#34492712)

Spotify has always had "Song Radio".

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Re:Spotify to trim 6% of workforce, content head to depart by calebh on Monday January 23, 2023 @05:47PM (#34496216)

For me song radio simply plays songs that I've already listened to but are similar to the current song. Completely useless for discovering new music.

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