Agreed that this is bad move regardless of scope, but I've read that _most_ users, when asked about the value provided by Spotify that they can't get elsewhere,

Agreed that this is bad move regardless of scope, but I've read that _most_ users, when asked about the value provided by Spotify that they can't get elsewhere, point to their weekly algorithmic playlists. I'm also a big fan of "<Artist> Radio" or of just making a playlist with 3-4 songs in it and then letting Spotify take over afterwards... If I start seeing the same junk pushed into those playlists over and over, I will definitely reconsider my membership.