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Spotify’s price hikes and lack of HiFi make me want to own music again
When we rely on streaming services, we're left with an ultimatum: pay more or the music stops.
Spotify says it can't support a hardware product it sold just a few years ago anymore, then has a change of heart and offers refunds, and finally hikes subscription prices. People already have a sour taste in their mouth from the Car Thing incident, and although Spotify did end up making it right, the subscription hike basically negates any goodwill earned. There are other issues with streaming, too, like needing a network connection to validate your subscription, restrictive DRM, and licensing scuffles between artists, labels, and streamers that only hurt users.
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