I think his argument is pretty weak. Sure, for tech-savvy people that buy a lot of music, going with the flat pricing of Spotify makes sense, as does the conven

I think his argument is pretty weak. Sure, for tech-savvy people that buy a lot of music, going with the flat pricing of Spotify makes sense, as does the convenience of not having to manage and sync your music files between devices. However, a very large number of people spend less than $10/month on music, or don't have the desire to completely switch over to a new music service. There's also the hesitation to spend the effort switching to the new service that will disappear once you stop paying them whatever they demand. Netflix has recently demonstrated that the pricing for media streaming has the ability to change rapidly and sharply, leaving you no recourse other than to either pay or lose access to the music and your playlists.