Apple Finally Relents on Spotify In-App Pricing Communications … But Only in Europe

Five long years after it complained to EU regulators about Apple’s anticompetitive business practices, Spotify has finally gotten the “obvious and overdue” ability to communicate with its own customers.
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RIP? Please. Peak Chromecast Was Almost a Decade Ago (Premium)

It’s the end of an era. But don’t mourn the passing of Chromecast: Google’s little dongle that could peaked several years ago and has been in a downward spiral ever since.
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Netflix Sucks and So Does Spotify and All the Rest (Premium)

In an ideal world, we would pay companies for the products and services we use in a win for both sides of these relationships. But the inherent nature of capitalism has always contorted the benefits of competition—more choices, lower prices, and so on—… Continue reading Netflix Sucks and So Does Spotify and All the Rest (Premium)

Spotify Could Charge an Extra $5/Month for Better Audio and New Playlist Tools

Spotify is reportedly planning to offer better audio quality and new playlist features later this year as an extra $5/month add-on.
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Spotify is Now Offering Refunds for its Discontinued Car Thing

Spotify, which is now facing a class action lawsuit over its decision to drop support for its Car Thing, has now accepted to issue refunds for the product.
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