β² 1447 βΌ "Sponsored recommendations": I pay for Spotify Premium, and yet somehow I'm still the product? (lemmy.one) submitted 3 years ago by ojmcelderry@lemmy.one to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 382 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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!? π
[β] Stern@lemmy.world 23 points 3 years ago (6 children) "What are you gonna do? NOT use us? lmao owned." - Spotify permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [β] Mannivu@feddit.it 9 points 3 years ago (2 children) Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Tidal waving furiously Pick me! Pick me! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] Supercharger@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) I haven't tried all of those, but I like Deezer. It plays music and it's much less pushy about podcasts or other crap that Spotify always clutters your start page with. The queue interface is also simpler to use. The only downside I see is that search is noticeably slower than Spotify on desktop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] TheBat@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [β] nulluser@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Just buying the mp3s and having them forever. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Mannivu@feddit.it 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) Aren't you buing just the license to play it, though? Like, if they delete them from their catalogue you can't listen to them anymore? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] nulluser@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago Not unless you're "buying" it from some service that doesn't let you download the file. Definitely don't do that. Buy the mp3s. Download them (& backup to a separate location) Listen to them on whatever mp3 player you want. Gradually accumulate an enormous music collection that you can listen to for free forever. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Dasnap@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Yeah it's odd for it to act cocky when it's actually one of the few modern service products that has plenty of competition that people are willing to use. permalink fedilink source parent [β] dust_accelerator@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Get 'vanced lmao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Broccoli@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Android auto, doesn't have an app permalink fedilink source parent [β] BorgDrone@lemmy.one 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Apple Music has better audio quality and pays artists better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] N1cknamed@feddit.nl -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] BorgDrone@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Iβd rather support an independent European company like Spotify than any of the big five. I'd rather support the actual artists more. Apple pays the artists 3 times as much per stream as Spotify. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] N1cknamed@feddit.nl 0 points 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [β] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago I just use InnerTune on Android. permalink fedilink source parent [β] aard@kyu.de 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Spotify pissed me off with some billing or API thing (don't even remember the details) back in 2012, so I cancelled and never looked back. From what I'm reading now and then things is just getting worse and worse - and I have no clue why people (especially paying ones) are sticking with it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] ickplant@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago My whole family uses it, and itβs fine (the paid plan). People just want to hate on Spotify in this thread. More power to them, but itβs nowhere near as horrible as they describe. I get all my music and podcasts from there. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Mannivu@feddit.it 9 points 3 years ago (2 children) Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Tidal waving furiously Pick me! Pick me! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] Supercharger@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) I haven't tried all of those, but I like Deezer. It plays music and it's much less pushy about podcasts or other crap that Spotify always clutters your start page with. The queue interface is also simpler to use. The only downside I see is that search is noticeably slower than Spotify on desktop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] TheBat@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [β] nulluser@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Just buying the mp3s and having them forever. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Mannivu@feddit.it 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) Aren't you buing just the license to play it, though? Like, if they delete them from their catalogue you can't listen to them anymore? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] nulluser@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago Not unless you're "buying" it from some service that doesn't let you download the file. Definitely don't do that. Buy the mp3s. Download them (& backup to a separate location) Listen to them on whatever mp3 player you want. Gradually accumulate an enormous music collection that you can listen to for free forever. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Supercharger@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) I haven't tried all of those, but I like Deezer. It plays music and it's much less pushy about podcasts or other crap that Spotify always clutters your start page with. The queue interface is also simpler to use. The only downside I see is that search is noticeably slower than Spotify on desktop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] TheBat@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] TheBat@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[β] nulluser@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Just buying the mp3s and having them forever. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Mannivu@feddit.it 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) Aren't you buing just the license to play it, though? Like, if they delete them from their catalogue you can't listen to them anymore? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] nulluser@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago Not unless you're "buying" it from some service that doesn't let you download the file. Definitely don't do that. Buy the mp3s. Download them (& backup to a separate location) Listen to them on whatever mp3 player you want. Gradually accumulate an enormous music collection that you can listen to for free forever. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Mannivu@feddit.it 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) Aren't you buing just the license to play it, though? Like, if they delete them from their catalogue you can't listen to them anymore? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] nulluser@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago Not unless you're "buying" it from some service that doesn't let you download the file. Definitely don't do that. Buy the mp3s. Download them (& backup to a separate location) Listen to them on whatever mp3 player you want. Gradually accumulate an enormous music collection that you can listen to for free forever. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] nulluser@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago Not unless you're "buying" it from some service that doesn't let you download the file. Definitely don't do that. Buy the mp3s. Download them (& backup to a separate location) Listen to them on whatever mp3 player you want. Gradually accumulate an enormous music collection that you can listen to for free forever. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Dasnap@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Yeah it's odd for it to act cocky when it's actually one of the few modern service products that has plenty of competition that people are willing to use. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] dust_accelerator@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Get 'vanced lmao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Broccoli@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Android auto, doesn't have an app permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Broccoli@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Android auto, doesn't have an app permalink fedilink source parent
[β] BorgDrone@lemmy.one 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Apple Music has better audio quality and pays artists better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] N1cknamed@feddit.nl -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] BorgDrone@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Iβd rather support an independent European company like Spotify than any of the big five. I'd rather support the actual artists more. Apple pays the artists 3 times as much per stream as Spotify. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] N1cknamed@feddit.nl 0 points 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] N1cknamed@feddit.nl -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] BorgDrone@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Iβd rather support an independent European company like Spotify than any of the big five. I'd rather support the actual artists more. Apple pays the artists 3 times as much per stream as Spotify. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] N1cknamed@feddit.nl 0 points 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[β] BorgDrone@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Iβd rather support an independent European company like Spotify than any of the big five. I'd rather support the actual artists more. Apple pays the artists 3 times as much per stream as Spotify. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] N1cknamed@feddit.nl 0 points 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[β] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago I just use InnerTune on Android. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] aard@kyu.de 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Spotify pissed me off with some billing or API thing (don't even remember the details) back in 2012, so I cancelled and never looked back. From what I'm reading now and then things is just getting worse and worse - and I have no clue why people (especially paying ones) are sticking with it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] ickplant@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago My whole family uses it, and itβs fine (the paid plan). People just want to hate on Spotify in this thread. More power to them, but itβs nowhere near as horrible as they describe. I get all my music and podcasts from there. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] ickplant@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago My whole family uses it, and itβs fine (the paid plan). People just want to hate on Spotify in this thread. More power to them, but itβs nowhere near as horrible as they describe. I get all my music and podcasts from there. permalink fedilink source parent
