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'
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'
The latest price hike couldn't have come at a worse time
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Switched to Tidal when Spotify announced their reduction in artist pay, and I can highly recommend it. The interface is much better, although lacking podcasts (but luckily there are many great FOSS podcasts apps out there).
"lacking podcasts" is a plus for most people, I think. But Tidal's interface is a bit worse for me in one thing: it lacks the "remote control" Spotify has: controlling playback from any device on any device (e.g. playing on the computer and using the phone as a remote) and also the ability to transfer the playback from one device to another - like pausing it on the computer, picking up the phone, connecting it to car and resuming playback.
I use KDE connect for remote controlling, so I never even noticed. But I can see that being an annoying loss.
what do you mean 'although', that's an added benefit!
I liked having both in the same app until I discovered AntennaPod, which is far superior to Spotify's podcast manager.
I was mostly joking but I'm just so over podcasts. Even when people who I like and follow on YouTube talk about their podcasts my eyes glaze over.
I have so little time and patience for low effort hours long drivel that i find what I'm doing now more worthwhile than listening to a podcast. Not saying all podcasts are like this obviously but that's my default assumption.
Multitask. Listen to a podcast AND do what you are doing now. Can't be many people that sit down, focus and say "I'll now listen to a podcast and do nothing else".
that's only more proof that it's worthless.
It’s just like everything else in the world, 90% of things are shitty, but the good 10% of things are always worth finding.