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Spotify has raised prices for the second time in a year, with no new benefits, after its CEO sparked outrage by claiming the cost of creating 'content' is 'close to zero' (www.techradar.com)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It would be like, I don’t know, realizing after you’ve paid all of your bills and groceries everything you have $300 at the end of the month. Not a lot of wiggle room

Well that depends... if I have only $300 at the end of the month but I have already paid every bill and allocated $1,000,000 for entertainment, another $1,000,000 for personal expenses, another $1,000,000 for pet services, etc etc etc... the $300 left mean nothing... why do I need "wiggle room" when I can not just wiggle but literally run in every direction until I get tired and still not hit any limits?

The relatively small profit margin is a PR strategy... one that is working well on you giving you the false impression the company is "tight" when in reality, they are milking every bit of it before you get to that figure.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It’s not good PR because it makes me think they’re poorly structured and poorly allocating their money lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

if it makes you not buy into their subscription, then it's poor PR... if it makes you think they are not greedy fucks, then it's good PR

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

None of this impacts whether or not I pay them. It makes me think they are wasteful and greedy. Those are not mutually exclusive

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

if it makes you change your opinion of them but not enough to either pay them or stop paying them, then it means nothing to them

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

The only reasons I should pay or not pay for something are 1) quality of service for the cost and 2) ethical considerations.

Poor management does not factor in unless i am dependent on it for work. This is purely entertainment. Their being dumbasses is not a factor.

You’re kind of moving the goalposts here as well. This is a silly debate at this point. All I said was I was surprised at the stated profit.