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Marco, the creator of Overcast debates this situation from time to time on Accidental Tech Podcast. He recently said that Spotify doesn't seem to be as big an
by yreg 7y ago
Marco, the creator of Overcast debates this situation from time to time on Accidental Tech Podcast.
He recently said that Spotify doesn't seem to be as big an issue as they first expected it to be. It turns out, that most users who listen to podcasts on Spotify didn't listen to podcasts before.
So although Spotify has a sizeable chunk of the market, it didn't hurt the other players much.
- rahuldottech 7y agoYeah, except Spotify exclusives. They're forcing us to use a proprietary platform that's not accessible on all devices and operating systems (music players, non-smart phones, etc). That goes against the very open spirit of podcasting technology.
- yreg 7y agoYep, Stitcher.com does the same. It's a shame, I hope they won't suck too many great podcasts up.
- benhurmarcel 7y ago> It turns out, that most users who listen to podcasts on Spotify didn't listen to podcasts before. Probably like music, where a lot of the people who listen on Spotify didn't pay for music before.