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> the actual number is 18,750. 150 million times $10 divided by 80,000 is $18,750. However, smsm42 was talking about giving 1% of that to the artists, which wo
by Samuel_Michon 13y ago
> the actual number is 18,750.
150 million times $10 divided by 80,000 is $18,750. However, smsm42 was talking about giving 1% of that to the artists, which would be $187,50.
> nowhere close to that many people pay pandora, and the monthly subscription is $3, and not $10.
Which I covered in my alternative scenario.
- clarky07 13y agoAh whoops. Totally missed the 1%. Sorry about that.
- Samuel_Michon 13y agoNo problem. In the end, Spotify’s payments to artists are not going to surmount to any meaningful income. Meanwhile, if an independent artist offers his music directly through iTunes, he/she gets 40% of all sales. That’s magnitudes more than Spotify offers.