I opened Spotify this morning to be greeted by a modal popup with a “sponsored recommendation”.

Why am I seeing ads if I’m already paying for the premium plan!? 😑

    • Mannivu@feddit.itEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Tidal waving furiously Pick me! Pick me!

      • I need NOS@lemm.eeEnglish
        6·
        1 year ago

        I haven’t tried all of those, but I like Deezer. It plays music and it’s much less pushy about podcasts or other crap that Spotify always clutters your start page with. The queue interface is also simpler to use. The only downside I see is that search is noticeably slower than Spotify on desktop.

        • Mannivu@feddit.itEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Aren’t you buing just the license to play it, though? Like, if they delete them from their catalogue you can’t listen to them anymore?

          • Null User Object@programming.devEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            Not unless you’re “buying” it from some service that doesn’t let you download the file. Definitely don’t do that.

            • Buy the mp3s.
            • Download them (& backup to a separate location)
            • Listen to them on whatever mp3 player you want.
            • Gradually accumulate an enormous music collection that you can listen to for free forever.
    • Dasnap@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      Yeah it’s odd for it to act cocky when it’s actually one of the few modern service products that has plenty of competition that people are willing to use.

      • N1cknamed@feddit.nlEnglish
        23·
        1 year ago

        I use Spotify for the social features. Everyone I know is on it. Audio quality really doesn’t matter since I’m using bluetooth headphones anyway.

        Plus I’d rather support an independent European company like Spotify than any of the big five.

        • BorgDrone@lemmy.oneEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          I’d rather support an independent European company like Spotify than any of the big five.

          I’d rather support the actual artists more. Apple pays the artists 3 times as much per stream as Spotify.

          • N1cknamed@feddit.nlEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            They aren’t exactly struggling for cash. And the ones I really like I’ll support with merch.

    • aard@kyu.deEnglish
      41·
      1 year ago

      Spotify pissed me off with some billing or API thing (don’t even remember the details) back in 2012, so I cancelled and never looked back. From what I’m reading now and then things is just getting worse and worse - and I have no clue why people (especially paying ones) are sticking with it.