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Spotify will now let free users pick and play tracks | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

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[–] jjlinux@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Spotify being nice? Absolutely not. There certainly is a hidden agenda behind this.

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Probably ads. It’s always ads.

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[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago

I don't mind ads, probably because I never see them. :)

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[–] Icedrous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

My theory is, since they’re releasing lossless audio for premium users, they had to make the free version more appealing to the casual user.

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