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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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[–] exanime@lemmy.world 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

[–] bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] exanime@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Ok, my only goal in replying to you was to point out that, your surprise is based on some fake, very easily manipulable information... They do this manipulation in part to portrait themselves as something they are not, which is part of the PR strategy whether it works on you or not... that is all