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Re:Spotify is first music streaming service to surpass 200M ... by rom-antics on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @09:56AM (#34595772)
This is probably why they're shoving podcasts down everyone's throats. I don't expect the plan will succeed, because if it does the labels will just squeeze them for more money. But at least they're trying.
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Re:Spotify is first music streaming service to surpass 200M ... by dantheman on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @10:38AM (#34596436)
They're trying to destroy the podcast environment by building a walled garden and not competing by building a good player. It's horrible, I hope they fail.
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Re:Spotify is first music streaming service to surpass 200M ... by makestuff on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @10:19AM (#34596141)
The main executive in charge of bringing on podcast left during the layoffs earlier this month. So I would be willing to bet they are not seeing the ROI they expected.
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