> This is an academic argument for a purist. Yes, this is Spotify's argument to anyone who says it's bad that they liberated "podcasting" from web standards.

> This is an academic argument for a purist. Yes, this is Spotify's argument to anyone who says it's bad that they liberated "podcasting" from web standards. > The fact is that Apple checkmated them by allowing monetization of podcasts directly. That's not how it works — as with Spotify, listeners pay Apple, and then Apple gives podcasters a percentage of the proceeds. https://podcasters.apple.com/support/892-apple-podcasters-program-overview https://podcasters.apple.com/support/892-apple-podcasters-pr...