I opened Spotify this morning to be greeted by a modal popup with a “sponsored recommendation”.

Why am I seeing ads if I’m already paying for the premium plan!? 😑

  • N-E-N@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Greedy business model seems slightly unfair tbh. Spotify struggles to remain profitable and they’ve only raised their prices by like $1 in a decade

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      1 year ago

      Maybe they shouldn’t’ve thrown so much money into the pivot to podcasts, then thrown a bunch of money at that meathead idiot.

    • Loom In Essence@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Just because they’re incompetent doesn’t mean they’re not greedy.

      Also, executives can still be cleaning up even as the company struggles to profit.

      • N-E-N@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        Executives being greedy isn’t the same as a greedy business model

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          1 year ago

          This makes no sense. Greedy execs are the ones who would implement a greedy business model to pursue their greed.

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            1 year ago

            What part of the executive compensation package are you taking specific issue with exactly? From what I could see, they’re largely paid in stock and the CEO hasn’t taken a bonus since COVID.

            Or are you just talking executives in general and not looking at what Spotify does specifically?

            • Loom In Essence@lemmy.world
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              1 year ago

              So they’re incompetent on top of greedy. They’re selling access to everybody’s music and paying peanuts.

    • notatoad@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      yeah, it’s not spotify’s fault that splitting $10/month between all the music you listen to doesn’t pay the artists very much.

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        1 year ago

        Yea, companies that pay more typically either charge more (Tidal) or have the advantage of a massive profitable company backing them (Apple Music)