Comment on Spotify now has 220 million paying subscribers

• bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  the company’s expenses for research and development, marketing, and administrative costs totaled a staggering €978 million

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  • Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    What did they research then lol

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    • golli@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It also says marketing, so who knows how much of that is actually for research and development.

      I imagine spotify could research how to make their data centers and delivery more efficient, music suggestion algorithms, or just in general how to best retain and aquire new customers.

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