Spotify is laying off 1,500 employees

04 December 2023
The CEO reveals his company invested a lot in 2020 and 2021; now has to work on efficiency.

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  • 10 Dec 2023

pauliusb, 06 Dec 2023AAC - gold? Standart? For digital audio? :D you made my day... moreGuarantee your boomer ears would not be able to tell the difference in a blind test

    Inve, 06 Dec 2023AAC has nothing to do with Apple. AAC is the successor t... moreAAC - gold? Standart? For digital audio? :D you made my day! Wake up, man! Aac is gold standart for youngsters with prepaid data plans. Im somehow even feeling jealous for such people who manage to live and feel gold standarts with aac and airpods.

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      • 06 Dec 2023

      pauliusb, 06 Dec 2023Good for you apple user if you hear no difference. You are ... moreAAC has nothing to do with Apple.

      AAC is the successor to MP3 and a joint development by many companies, but Apple is not among them.

      It's also actively developed today and is the gold standard for digital audio.

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        • 06 Dec 2023

        Anonymous, 05 Dec 2023I use CDs. No subscription necessary or special app require... moreimagine the turntable is on top of your head integrated with the headphones any disco lights

          Inve, 06 Dec 2023Spotify has 256kbit AAC. No human can hear a difference bet... moreGood for you apple user if you hear no difference. You are saving a lot money do not buying hi end audio equipment. However larger part of the world do not rely on old, cheap and uselesss apple audio codecs.

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            • 06 Dec 2023

            Heretic G, 06 Dec 2023I keep all my music in mp3 files since 2006. I never lost a... more1) you have no new music since 2006
            2) or you are pirate copying which could become a problem
            3) or you are spending a hundred times more money buying new CDs or individual songs

            Clearly even free tier Spotify is a better option.

            And forget about Tidal. It works as with other horror stories you have heard about US-owned services like Google, Outlook, PayPal etc. one day your account is locked for no reason and no explanation given.

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              • 06 Dec 2023

              pauliusb, 05 Dec 2023So no hifi tier? Was using spotify for 8 years but switched... moreSpotify has 256kbit AAC. No human can hear a difference between this and whatever you suggest Tidal has.

                I keep all my music in mp3 files since 2006. I never lost a single track and I have all my music divided into genres.
                I don't even imagine paying for music service.
                My tracks can be put into any device as I please.

                  So no hifi tier? Was using spotify for 8 years but switched to Tidal and never looked back because ouf music quality. Flac ftw!

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                    • 05 Dec 2023

                    Anonymous, 05 Dec 2023Get rid of Spotify and download your music one by one. Keep... moreI use CDs. No subscription necessary or special app required to listen.

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                      • 05 Dec 2023

                      Get rid of Spotify and download your music one by one. Keep local real files. You won't lose them even if you die.

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                        • 05 Dec 2023

                        its all bout "AI" behind all that actually number 100 is enough (hinted)

                          Those poor people.
                          If we reduce salary to Spotify CEO and main people in charge by lets say 50% they can save several millions every month.
                          Nobody deserve milllions in salary for doing nothing just sacking people.

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                            • 05 Dec 2023

                            JimmyTheGreatest, 04 Dec 2023What do you use instead? Unfortunately, I'm too add... moreYou could try Tidal.

                            I have both Spotify and Tidal and Tidal has better sound quality. Most other features are basically the same.

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                              • 05 Dec 2023

                              Anonymous, 05 Dec 2023I do have several playlist with more than 10K songs and mos... moreBased offline music enjoyoor.

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                                • 05 Dec 2023

                                justasmile, 05 Dec 2023Who the heck would put 5000 songs in one playlist anyways? ... moreI do have several playlist with more than 10K songs and most other playlists are 5K+
                                And on my phone and PC I have playlists with more than 20K songs.

                                  Anonymous, 05 Dec 2023Well actually it is terrible in many aspects, but there... moreWho the heck would put 5000 songs in one playlist anyways? Also, you can upload your song on YouTube too, can't you?

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                                    • 05 Dec 2023

                                    justasmile, 05 Dec 2023There is no service as good as Spotify at being a terrible ... moreWell actually it is terrible in many aspects, but there's nothing better. Youtube music could have been better with their option to upload your own music, but the 5000 song limit foir playlists ruins it. On Spotify you can actually add up to 11 000. It is 10 000 only if you use the app.

                                      Anonymous, 04 Dec 2023Dumbest comment of the day. They have 250 million subscribe... moreThere is no service as good as Spotify at being a terrible service.

                                      Try not to look idiotic, Spotify fanboy.

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                                        • 05 Dec 2023

                                        Maybe they should stop paying Joe Rogan 100 million per year