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I don't think they'll ever be able to stretch past $10-$15 a month with a streaming music service. Companies like Spotify/Hulu/Netflix might be better off combi
by runawaybottle 14y ago
I don't think they'll ever be able to stretch past $10-$15 a month with a streaming music service. Companies like Spotify/Hulu/Netflix might be better off combining their package to charge a solid premium price (Complete fantasy, I'm aware). It would be like the new cable tv subscription for this generation.
$90 a month?
- batiudrami 14y agoYeah. My other comment (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4573711 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4573711) gives some thoughts on this. For me personally, a good music service (the Spotify catalogue is good, but has nothing on iTunes, for instance) would be worth $50 a month alone, whereas I wouldn't pay anything like $90 a month for streaming TV/movies unless it included live sport. But, I think I may be an edge case. The problem at the moment for music and artists, is finding a feasible business model in a world where streaming music is worth nothing (I'd argue that the Spotify subscription fee pays for convenience, rather than the music itself for most customers).