Google users didn’t originally have gmail, so if Google paywalls it nobody is losing anything?
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venusaur@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It didn’t originally have lyrics so free users are not really losing anything.
essteeyou@lemmy.world 1 month ago
venusaur@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Apples to oranges
Cheems@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That seems like egg plant to aubergine to me
venusaur@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Haha more like eggplant to farmers market.
small44@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Some features makes sense to be behind paywalls like the ai dj feature but basic features that was previously free is ridiculous
venusaur@lemmy.world 1 month ago
all other major streaming services have lyrics behind paywall. with Spotify having the largest user base, it makes sense to try to get some users to switch rather than keep a feature free that their competitors require subscription for.
small44@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I have an issue with free features becoming behind a paywall no matter which company do it. I have no issue with new pro features to be added
venusaur@lemmy.world 1 month ago
fair. in your opinion, it should have never been free to begin with.
MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub 1 month ago
When was “originally”? Lyric availability is the main reason I chose spotify over YouTube music. If it’s not included in the free plan then you can’t compare that and won’t pick spotify.
venusaur@lemmy.world 1 month ago
When you say choose you mean you use it for free or pay for it?
MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub 1 month ago
Pay for it after trying the free version. Both spotify and YouTube music are terrible on the free version.
venusaur@lemmy.world 1 month ago
People can try Spotify premium for 3 months free, but I understand what you’re saying. Some people won’t want to sign up for something that they have to remember to cancel.
stonerboner@lemmynsfw.com 1 month ago
Originally Spotify started with no users. So they’re not really losing anything if people migrate to another service lmao
venusaur@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Sure but they’re not leaving… They have the largest user base by over 100M. Is that why u added the “lmao”? Sarcasm?
Ledivin@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I left over the past year 🤷♂️ I imagine more and more will do so as the service continues to slide further to shit
DieguiTux8623@feddit.it 1 month ago
Me too, and Lemmy inspired me to unsub! 😉
venusaur@lemmy.world 1 month ago
What is shit about it though? Just pay for it. It’s worth it.
stonerboner@lemmynsfw.com 1 month ago
Apple has many more subscribers than in the USA, I know Europe uses Spotify more.
But the funny thing is that even with a larger user base, Spotify has NEVER posted a profit (which gets significantly more negative each year). They also have been loosing a substantial percentage of their revenue per user each year as they further enshittify their platform.
They should be VERY concerned about losing users, and taking away features will end up doing just that.
venusaur@lemmy.world 1 month ago
So confused. A bunch of people using a platform for free criticizing them for never making a profit, then complaining when they try to make a profit that doesn’t interfere with listening to music?
Do y’all feel the same way about YouTube? They were bought by Google and had to start drowning free users in ads to make profits.
NekkoDroid@programming.dev 1 month ago
I honestly doubt if you’d isolate Apple Music it’d be any different for them.
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
TikTok has a huge user base and they’re leaving.
Spotify has a huge user base but most people pay nothing. They’ll be leaving if they never learn how to extract more money from users. Thus, these kind of desperate moves like hiding lyrics.
venusaur@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The TikTok thing is likely influenced by the possible ban in US.
As their users keep growing they can charge more in ads, but to your point, they will have to find a way to get more people to pay for the service. Maybe they need tiered pricing. One price for no ads and another price for additional features like lyrics.