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This is still rent seeking behavior in an industry that pivoted from a live services and paid ownership model.
by mathgeek 1y ago
This is still rent seeking behavior in an industry that pivoted from a live services and paid ownership model.
- lucyjojo 1y agohow is that rent-seeking? they actually contribute to the song.
- BobaFloutist 1y agoI don't think you can call it rent seeking when it's both completely nonessential and 100% the fruit of their labors. If anything, Spotify is rent-seeking.
- coldtea 1y agoNothing wrong with rent-seeking when you actually offer something people want, it's optional, and you don't force them with bait-and-switch (all of which are cases of the bad rent-seeking). Renting a house is rent-seeking too, for example. Switching Adobe to a subscription service, on the other hand...