Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium nor uses Electron

Re:Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium n... by jsnell on Saturday January 20, 2024 @06:53AM (#39066723)

I meant the generic "you" of an user of this app. I'm sure you specifically don't actually use this app, and just listen to the music you bought.

But the main selling point of this app, i.e. the actual submission, is to get the music for free and no ads. The target market of it is not going to be paying a cent, because the entire reason the app exists and was submitted is to avoid paying much smaller amounts for music than what you're paying.

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Re:Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium n... by drewdevault on Saturday January 20, 2024 @06:58AM (#39066770)

This is perhaps true (but I'm not sure it is), but consider the context of this thread: we're specifically making arguments to an audience of people who care about artists being paid.

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Re:Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium n... by andrepd on Saturday January 20, 2024 @07:21AM (#39066953)

There's also the artist's point of view in this thread, multiple people saying they made many times more money from Bandcamp than steaming services.

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Re:Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium n... by apwell23 on Saturday January 20, 2024 @10:02AM (#39068210)

> multiple people saying they made many times more money from Bandcamp than steaming services.

While it might be true that they get more money on bandcamp. They get exposure through streaming websites like youtube, spotify that brings ppl to bandcamp.

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