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But, but, endless, cancerous, growth, and not a sustainable business model delivering customers what they want, is what we want, right?
by flenserboy 4y ago
But, but, endless, cancerous, growth, and not a sustainable business model delivering customers what they want, is what we want, right?
- Gigachad 4y agoTbh, I think Spotify is actually in critical danger. Their base product of just streaming music is extremely replaceable by Google and Apple. Those two have the advantage of being able to preinstall and advertise their platforms making Spotify the next Firefox. I imagine management at Spotify is doing anything to distinguish their product as more than just a music service.
- tomjen3 4y agoApple Music won't be a relevant thing until I can use it on my work computer, ie not tied to the Apple ecosystem. I used the have Google music, but when they went and changed it to youtube music I ended up hating the new thing so much I went to Spotify. Which sucks as a UI, sucks that it thinks I want to listen to the same tracks in the car as when I am working, but at least it is better than the other ones.
- red-iron-pine 4y agoApple Music has been a thing long before Spotify has been around. I remember buying an iPod shuffle back in the day and having to install iTunes. It's been a thing on iPhones forever. Yet Spotify is still here. How long ago did MS try to copy that approach with the Zune?
- red-iron-pine 4y agoI believe Cory Doctorow calls it "the En-shit-ification" of things.