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I'm often baffled at the way Pitchfork et al have embraced Spotify when it so clearly wants to own everything to do with music so it can extract value everywher
by te_chris 9y ago
I'm often baffled at the way Pitchfork et al have embraced Spotify when it so clearly wants to own everything to do with music so it can extract value everywhere.
I love Spotify the product, but it's a terrible, impersonal experience in a lot of ways, and also doesn't feel very sticky to me. Sure, I need access to the catalogue, but the playlists leave me cold and I could easily switch to another service. I feel like there'll be opportunities for instagram-like upstarts to chip away at their base, offering things that their big, impersonal machine can't as it's so focused on scale.
- toastking 9y agoI'm not so sure. 8tracks tried that by collecting playlists from real people but it hasn't been able to stick. I think people like convenience and nothing is more convenient than a computer telling you what to do.
- svantana 9y agoTotally agree, though it's not viable to start a small-ish spotify alternative today because of the licensing situation. The rights owners really need to get together and create a generic streaming license, similar to what is offered to radio stations.