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time to drop my spotify subscription, I see.

by rnd0 8y ago

bb101 8y ago
What in the article would lead you to make that decision? What would you replace your subscription with?
- rnd0 8y ago
  >What in the article would lead you to make that decision? The fact that Sony has also sold their shares, and Universal is contemplating it. If they see Spotify as failing (even if they don't admit it -as Cooper pointedly denies at the end of the article) then that potentially leads to a situation where Spotify cannot offer content from major labels ...at least not at current prices. >What would you replace your subscription with? I just started a trial with youtube premium, I already have amazon prime. The article mentions a few alternatives to subscribe to if no longer has the music or content I want.
  - jstanley 8y ago
    Why would you preemptively cancel a subscription to a service you presumably like, just because you think you might not like it in the future? If at some time new music stops becoming available, then it would be more reasonable to cancel then. I don't see what you gain out of cancelling it early.
  - hoffs 8y ago
    Nobody mentioned anything about dropping their catalogue from spotify
Torn 8y ago
This is about equity, not about access to music & artists from those publishers
- rnd0 8y ago
  Granted; however the fact that Warner (and from what I read Sony) have lost confidence in Spotify that could easily lead to cutting off their access to their content (artists and music).
  - lozaning 8y ago
    In no way has Warner lost confidence in Spotify, go read the last paragraph again.
  - westpfelia 8y ago
    At no point did they mention losing confidence. In fact literally the opposite. Chances are Warner along with Sony realized now that Spotify is public they no longer have to have a vested interest in a major content providers platform. That coupled with the fact that Warner posted less then stellar third quarter earnings, Warner is probably divesting major securities positions and diversifying into a larger swath of securities to reduce risk.
  - seabrookmx 8y ago
    As others have noted, they explicitly state in the article that this is not the case. Also having worked in the industry, I would trust Spotify over any of the major labels. They're a dying breed.

time to drop my spotify subscription, I see.

by rnd0 8y ago

time to drop my spotify subscription, I see.

bb101 8y ago

What in the article would lead you to make that decision? What would you replace your subscription with?

rnd0 8y ago
>What in the article would lead you to make that decision? The fact that Sony has also sold their shares, and Universal is contemplating it. If they see Spotify as failing (even if they don't admit it -as Cooper pointedly denies at the end of the article) then that potentially leads to a situation where Spotify cannot offer content from major labels ...at least not at current prices. >What would you replace your subscription with? I just started a trial with youtube premium, I already have amazon prime. The article mentions a few alternatives to subscribe to if no longer has the music or content I want.
- jstanley 8y ago
  Why would you preemptively cancel a subscription to a service you presumably like, just because you think you might not like it in the future? If at some time new music stops becoming available, then it would be more reasonable to cancel then. I don't see what you gain out of cancelling it early.
- hoffs 8y ago
  Nobody mentioned anything about dropping their catalogue from spotify

Torn 8y ago

This is about equity, not about access to music & artists from those publishers

rnd0 8y ago
Granted; however the fact that Warner (and from what I read Sony) have lost confidence in Spotify that could easily lead to cutting off their access to their content (artists and music).
- lozaning 8y ago
  In no way has Warner lost confidence in Spotify, go read the last paragraph again.
- westpfelia 8y ago
  At no point did they mention losing confidence. In fact literally the opposite. Chances are Warner along with Sony realized now that Spotify is public they no longer have to have a vested interest in a major content providers platform. That coupled with the fact that Warner posted less then stellar third quarter earnings, Warner is probably divesting major securities positions and diversifying into a larger swath of securities to reduce risk.
- seabrookmx 8y ago
  As others have noted, they explicitly state in the article that this is not the case. Also having worked in the industry, I would trust Spotify over any of the major labels. They're a dying breed.