this post was submitted on 04 Dec 2023
489 points (97.1% liked)

Technology

59086 readers
3755 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
L3s@lemmy.world
L3s@fry.gs
L4s@fry.gs
L4s@lemmy.world
enu@lemmy.world
489
Spotify to axe 1,500 workers to save costs (www.bbc.com)
submitted 11 months ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world
129 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 60 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The point is to make as much profit as possible without losing too many subscribers. This includes cutting expenses both internally and externally

[–] Contend6248@feddit.de 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wow essentially like any other company

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's not like they're firing 1500 to survive

[–] Contend6248@feddit.de 20 points 11 months ago

No it's min-maxing