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To the contrary. If Spotify was valuable as a delivery mechanism, it wouldn't need exclusives. People would use it voluntarily.

• whalesalad 6y ago
  There are tons of podcasts that are on Spotify in a non-exclusive manner.
  • peruvian 6y ago
    Isn't this the case because the Spotify podcast player... is a podcast player? It reads RSS feed like any other player, so it has "all" podcasts in a non-exclusive manner. This is exactly what people are lamenting in this thread
    • sinsterizme 6y ago
      No, pretty sure Spotify doesn’t allow any random RSS link, podcasts need to be added explicitly
  • echelon 6y ago
    > To me it illustrates that there is a lot of value in Spotify as a delivery mechanism and that the existing channels are not working. Spotify is pouring money into attracting exclusive talent in order become more sticky to consumers and to build a moat against alternatives. They want to erode other platforms (including the open web) so that they become the unichannel. This is not a sign of existing channels not working. This is taking land from natives and taxing it. It's being done by a powerful player that doesn't want freedom of choice, so long as the only option is their own. This is not good for anyone but Spotify and Joe Rogan's net worth.