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Re:Spotify will reduce total headcount by 17% across the com... by surgical_fire on Monday December 04, 2023 @02:50AM (#38514710)
> Apple and Amazon will eventually eat Spotify given enough time, if they don't find a moat to be built

I doubt it.

Apple is restricted to Apple devices. As for Amazon, the same argument could be made about Prime Video eating Netflix, and that never seemed to happen.

On top of that, as far as I know, Spotify is profitable.

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Re:Spotify will reduce total headcount by 17% across the com... by vlovich123 on Monday December 04, 2023 @02:53AM (#38514729)
Apple Music is not restricted to Apple devices afaik: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.andr...
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Re:Spotify will reduce total headcount by 17% across the com... by surgical_fire on Monday December 04, 2023 @02:57AM (#38514757)
Oh wow, I didn't know that.

I still wouldn't use it, but I am surprised that I never knew of this.

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Re:Spotify will reduce total headcount by 17% across the com... by anon23432343 on Monday December 04, 2023 @02:56AM (#38514746)
You can listen to apple music even via web interface and it has an android app and works on android tv and android auto.

So pretty much everywhere.

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Re:Spotify will reduce total headcount by 17% across the com... by jamespo on Monday December 04, 2023 @05:10AM (#38515538)
Can't listen natively on my lametric time!
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Re:Spotify will reduce total headcount by 17% across the com... by Mindwipe on Monday December 04, 2023 @03:00AM (#38514785)
Spotify had one profitable quarter by fluke. It's not profitable.
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