• Fake4000@lemmy.world
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    3 years ago

    Spotify used to be good but now they charge you the price of buying an album outright.

    Might as well buy an album monthly and actually own it.

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      3 years ago

      That works if you listen to just a small number of albums, but I average about 15 unique albums per month and probably 60 per year.

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        3 years ago

        lol yeah I listened to over 150 new genres and thousands of artists this past year (according to Spotify wrapped), buying all those albums would be thousands of dollars if not tens of thousands.

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        3 years ago

        Just to add, I do buy albums but more as a way to support the artists. Tidal is for convenience.

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      3 years ago

      £10 = the price of every single album you listen to in a month, combined?

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      3 years ago

      It was 9.99 for many years and now it’s 10.99, a ~10% increase. Not sure how a single, small price increase in years turns something from good to bad. Sure, there are many reasons to dislike Spotify, but pricing?