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Re:Google admits Spotify pays no Play Store fees because of ... by kredd on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @12:01PM (#38366386)
I would say because Spotify has moat? Wouldn’t even be surprised if it is in top 5 apps in the world “running in the background”. Both Google and Spotify kinda win with this agreement. Plus having “Spotify runs on GCP” is a huge advertisement for other enterprise customers.
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Re:Google admits Spotify pays no Play Store fees because of ... by scarface_74 on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @03:51PM (#38369919)
What moat? The music industry is willing to make the same deal to everyone. If Spotify had any type of moat, they would be profitable by now.
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