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this post was submitted on 17 Dec 2023
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Because servers and traffic are free. Totally forgot how you don't have to pay the people keeping the service alive either. A steam game you download once? Maybe once a year? Music gets streamed (downloaded) every single time unless you decide to download it. Can we maybe not pretend like Spotify does fucking nothing?
I didn't mention servers because that is their only cost next to employees.
If they aren't paying artists well, well what's the point of having servers.
Maybe can we not pretend like Spotify is some up and coming startup that barely breaks even because of their benevolence?
Servers and employees. Nothing else. Got it. No office space, no advertising, no royalties.
What a genius business plan. No wonder they're so successful.
Then I'm sure their executives would be happy to take a pay cut to make the business profitable.