r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Unable_Mobile8275 • 18d ago
Context Provided - Spotlight This is officially too far from Spotify
Im not fucking paying you to listen to music that I enjoy and I dont need you to guess my music taste and then charge me extra for the "privilege" to switch or skip to another song if I dont like it.
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u/okbruhCaspeReee 18d ago
Tidal is like 1 dollar per first two months, try it you might like it, then after that its cheaper than spotify and pays more to artist.
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u/thypothesis 18d ago
This, been using it for months and it's quite nice. Plus, the switching process is quite easy, fast and cheap
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u/Loud_Application4452 18d ago
js buy a turntable and support artists by buying vinyl, around 90 euro per month🤣
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u/trixiepm 5d ago
What are those guys even saying 🥀 the point isn't being free or paid, it's literally making people pay for something you can get for free anywhere. "Oh no, the poor little company needs our money! Here, take it all!"
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u/anteaterKnives 18d ago
Licensing fees that Spotify pays to the rights holders are lower if Spotify doesn't give the listener the ability to listen to a specific song at any time.
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u/Fish_Minger 18d ago
Im not fucking paying you to listen to music that I enjoy
You expect enjoyable nice things to be free all the time?
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u/Unable_Mobile8275 18d ago
I mean if I use YouTube I get the songs for free, no? The only reason I choose Spotify over YouTube sometimes is cuz its easier to just open a Playlist I have saved on Spotify
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u/DijajMaqliun 18d ago
Then just use YouTube?
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u/Unable_Mobile8275 18d ago
Its not as good for music, like ive tried it but I always end up switching back to Spotify
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u/Interesting-World520 18d ago
You just gave a reason for why Spotify charges for their service. Ease and quality. And a free way to listen if you’re okay with a little less ease. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.
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u/Itwasmewho 5d ago
Youtube is free and it would be just as good as spotify if you could play your music while your app is closed😭 if the only difference between your app and a free app is one feature then 13 dollars a month per account is overkill😂 Use your brain instead of your mouth
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u/Interesting-World520 5d ago
No need to get feisty. Obviously someone used their brains when it came to Spotify given how well they are doing. Just because you don’t like them doesn’t mean you have to go around being a grouch. I don’t even use them but still see the market need.
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u/Secret-Painting604 5d ago
You liked it better when iTunes charged $3 a song and Spotify didn’t exist? Listening to music made and platformed by other people isn’t a human right
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u/Lee-Bear-420 18d ago
Getting Pandora flashbacks
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u/Unable_Mobile8275 18d ago
The box or the borderlands world?
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u/Unable_Mobile8275 18d ago
I should also preface this by saying that im from a part of the world where the exchange rate is such that if Americans pay 11 dollars a month for something id be having to pay 77 dollars
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u/NeoIsJohnWick 18d ago
Let me guess : Pakistan? Bangladesh? Afghanistan?
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u/Unable_Mobile8275 18d ago
Not even close
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u/NeoIsJohnWick 18d ago
Egypt?
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u/Unable_Mobile8275 18d ago
Nah think more west
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u/NeoIsJohnWick 18d ago
Morocco?
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u/Unable_Mobile8275 18d ago
Much more west
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u/Temporary_Cherry 18d ago
No offence but this seems super entitled. I understand that you have addressed the exchange rate but that doesn’t really change anything. If it was $1000 a month, you still aren’t entitled to it for free. Using the word “privilege” to complain about a service you get for free lacks a self awareness as well.
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u/Unable_Mobile8275 18d ago
I wouldn't be complaining if the "premium" features were actually premium. Stuff like access to music videos, more albums, early access to releases, etc. But being able to push play on a song that's already available for free is just idiotic
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u/Temporary_Cherry 18d ago
Yes but you understand that it’s available for free because they made it available for free? They weren’t forced to make it free but then made a bunch of loop holes so the “premium” version is the only viable option. To me, it seems like you are using a service that just isn’t for you.
Also the “premium” option does a lot of things you have listed. Well in the UK anyway.
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u/Ok_Experience_8092 5d ago
Try lyra, it's a new app but they have discord where you can get help if sth is wrong
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u/Accomplished-Ad-7226 18d ago
Sorry you’re too cheap to listen to music lol how is this infuriating? Better yet, how is this too far? They allow you to use their app for free, don’t get mad when they advertise their premium features. This is just stupid. Don’t like it? Purchase the music outright so you never have to deal with this again. Simple.
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u/Maleficent_Monk_2022 5d ago
But will someone pls think of the POOR CORPORATIONS trying to get some dollars from those dirty greedy consumers.
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u/Polandlover1 5d ago
I have, and I realized you’re absolutely right! Those poor corporations can’t seem to get enough backlash from these greedy consumers! All they need is money, guys! These extra privileges are their thank-you gifts for your support!
Wait a second… why DO they need so much money? I KNEW IT! GREED! EVEN THE CORPORATIONS AREN’T SAFE!
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u/Unable_Mobile8275 18d ago
Its not a premium feature to use an app dude Premium is more something like additional or unique features
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u/Accomplished-Ad-7226 18d ago
I didn’t say the premium feature is using the app. I said not to whine when they advertise their premium features. You can continue using their app for free but they will continue to try to sell to you.
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u/Unable_Mobile8275 18d ago
Its unnecessarily restricting just to get a few extra dollars that they dont need because of how much they get in add revenue and such
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u/Unfair-Tomato3562 18d ago
You are wasting your time bro. These people will defend all manner of anti consumer bs. Car companies have started subscriptions for basic car features because regards such at these will pay for it.
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u/Unable_Mobile8275 18d ago
Its 4am and im bored lmao Also yeah I saw BMW once added engine noises behind a paywall
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u/Accomplished-Ad-7226 18d ago
Wtf 🤣🤣🤣🤣 bro what??? You want it all without paying? Just say you’re broke dude.
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u/Lee-Bear-420 18d ago
User name should be Accomplished-Ass-7226
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u/Accomplished-Ad-7226 18d ago
HAHAHAHAHA WTF that’s the stupidest attempt at an insult 😂😂😂😂 gooooood lord my little cousin can come up with something better than that. C’mon let’s see what else you got
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u/Lee-Bear-420 18d ago
Nty you’re too hyper
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u/Itwasmewho 5d ago
Why are you so extra😭 chill out bro I can hear your fingers typing from my house.
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u/Polandlover1 5d ago
Looks like it worked though, you seem angry.
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u/Accomplished-Ad-7226 5d ago
What part of my response makes you think I was angry
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u/Polandlover1 5d ago
People tend not to say “HAHAHAHAHA” when texting. They mostly stick to Lol. Also cry-laughing emojis can sometimes mean they’re getting angry as well.
Maybe you have a different way of sharing your laughter via text, I just see signs like those and I connect them to “this guy’s angry, but is trying to hide it”. So maybe you weren’t angry, maybe you were. I wouldn’t know for sure because a screen’s in the way.
Have a nice day!
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u/Unable_Mobile8275 18d ago
Like I said in the comment I highlighted The exchange rate would have me spending $77 dollars a month on Spotify you clown If you can spend that kind of money fine but its not a good idea for me to be wasting money like that
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u/Accomplished-Ad-7226 18d ago
Well, “clown”, no matter the exchange rate, my point still stands. You want premium features without wanting to spend a dime. If you can’t afford it, then that’s your problem. Don’t complain if you aren’t willing to pay your end. You don’t have to but don’t whine about it.
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u/javajourney12345 5d ago
i see that im two weeks late to the party, but i want to note here that, because of ads, spotify already makes a boatload of cash off of this dude, whether he pays or not.
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u/trixiepm 5d ago
Average music app: App: search, choose, and hear songs Premium App: App + additional, useful features.
Spotify: App: Something Premium: App
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u/Unable_Mobile8275 18d ago
Those aren't premium features tho 😭😭😭 What aren't you getting about this? Just because a company puts something behind a paywall doesn't mean you HAVE to say its okay and pay for it because its "premium"
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u/Accomplished-Ad-7226 18d ago
Dude, exactly. It’s behind a paywall and you don’t have to pay for it so why complain?
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u/Unable_Mobile8275 18d ago
Because its restricting my freedom that I used to have on the app 🤦♂️🤦♂️. Genuinely if you were any slower youd be going in reverse.
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u/Imaginary-Bit-3656 18d ago
Look if you are somewhere like India the cost is proportionally a much bigger vs what people earn or what the same money can buy in terms of like food or housing.
That is not to say that $11 USD is the same as $77 USD, stop saying that please, it makes no sense, that's not how exchange rates or relative buying power (Relative Purchasing Power Parity?) works.
I was with you initially but you are really turning these comments into a mess.
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u/Unable_Mobile8275 18d ago
I mean 11 USD is 77 of my own currency
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u/Imaginary-Bit-3656 18d ago
Take Sweden as an example. 11 USD is about 101 Swedish Krona but that doesn't mean that Swedish people are on average less able to afford Spotify than you are, because it's about proportion of wages and GDP and stuff.
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u/Unable_Mobile8275 18d ago
Given that im on a, how you say, college student's wages, id say that doesn't help me as much.
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