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That is true. But if say Spotify costs $9.99 / month and you buy tracks for $0.99 or album $8.99 (average ~12 tracks, maybe $0.60). After three years you have

That is true. But if say Spotify costs $9.99 / month and you buy tracks for $0.99 or album $8.99 (average ~12 tracks, maybe $0.60). After three years you have a pretty big collection, like 600 songs. And it would just get bigger. I have sirius xm in my car, which is how I learn about new things. But you could hear new stuff via FM or YouTube. The truth is I don't spent $9.99 a month on average so maybe it is not that expensive.

lobocinza 4y ago
Where can you buy an album at $8.99? Spotify, if I were a customer, would cost me ~$4 / month. Music streaming at current prices isn't profitable. It makes sense for the average dude to subscribe to Spotify.
- troyvit 4y ago
  Lots of albums on bandcamp are in this price range[1]. Some are even "pay what you want." [1] Example: https://rubberoh.bandcamp.com https://rubberoh.bandcamp.com If what spotify is doing isn't profitable then it isn't sustainable, so why sink your time into it? When they go belly up what happens to all the time you invested in it?
  - lobocinza 4y ago
    > Lots of albums on bandcamp are in this price range Thanks, didn't know about it and it's an interesting marketplace. Catalog is limited but I found bands that I follow there. > When they go belly up what happens to all the time you invested in it? Spotify is just a platform to listening to music, the subscription fee is like paying rent, time is invested in what I listen to. And it will not go belly up, at least not all streaming services, it will just raise subscription fees. I understood your argument it's better to buy the albums now than to expend all that money on streaming and then later having to buy all of that anyways. But that is a misconception because not everyone is a collector and some are just explorers and like to listen to a new artist/album for a weeek and then move on.

lobocinza 4y ago

Where can you buy an album at $8.99? Spotify, if I were a customer, would cost me ~$4 / month. Music streaming at current prices isn't profitable. It makes sense for the average dude to subscribe to Spotify.

troyvit 4y ago
Lots of albums on bandcamp are in this price range[1]. Some are even "pay what you want." [1] Example: https://rubberoh.bandcamp.com https://rubberoh.bandcamp.com If what spotify is doing isn't profitable then it isn't sustainable, so why sink your time into it? When they go belly up what happens to all the time you invested in it?
- lobocinza 4y ago
  > Lots of albums on bandcamp are in this price range Thanks, didn't know about it and it's an interesting marketplace. Catalog is limited but I found bands that I follow there. > When they go belly up what happens to all the time you invested in it? Spotify is just a platform to listening to music, the subscription fee is like paying rent, time is invested in what I listen to. And it will not go belly up, at least not all streaming services, it will just raise subscription fees. I understood your argument it's better to buy the albums now than to expend all that money on streaming and then later having to buy all of that anyways. But that is a misconception because not everyone is a collector and some are just explorers and like to listen to a new artist/album for a weeek and then move on.