โฒ 1447 โผ "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!? ๐
[โ] 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: [โ] 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 [โ] 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: [โ] 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: [โ] 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
[โ] 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
[โ] 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: [โ] 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: [โ] 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
[โ] 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: [โ] 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
[โ] 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
