I opened Spotify this morning to be greeted by a modal popup with a “sponsored recommendation”.

Why am I seeing ads if I’m already paying for the premium plan!? 😑

  • N-E-N@lemmy.caEnglish
    33·
    1 年前

    Greedy business model seems slightly unfair tbh. Spotify struggles to remain profitable and they’ve only raised their prices by like $1 in a decade

    • Final Remix@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 年前

      Maybe they shouldn’t’ve thrown so much money into the pivot to podcasts, then thrown a bunch of money at that meathead idiot.

    • Loom In Essence@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      1 年前

      Just because they’re incompetent doesn’t mean they’re not greedy.

      Also, executives can still be cleaning up even as the company struggles to profit.

      • N-E-N@lemmy.caEnglish
        11·
        1 年前

        Executives being greedy isn’t the same as a greedy business model

        • Loom In Essence@lemmy.worldEnglish
          12·
          1 年前

          This makes no sense. Greedy execs are the ones who would implement a greedy business model to pursue their greed.

          • EssentialCoffee@midwest.socialEnglish
            1·
            1 年前

            What part of the executive compensation package are you taking specific issue with exactly? From what I could see, they’re largely paid in stock and the CEO hasn’t taken a bonus since COVID.

            Or are you just talking executives in general and not looking at what Spotify does specifically?

            • Loom In Essence@lemmy.worldEnglish
              21·
              1 年前

              So they’re incompetent on top of greedy. They’re selling access to everybody’s music and paying peanuts.

    • notatoad@lemmy.worldEnglish
      32·
      1 年前

      yeah, it’s not spotify’s fault that splitting $10/month between all the music you listen to doesn’t pay the artists very much.

      • N-E-N@lemmy.caEnglish
        21·
        1 年前

        Yea, companies that pay more typically either charge more (Tidal) or have the advantage of a massive profitable company backing them (Apple Music)