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Spotify’s first US price hike for Premium is coming next week (www.theverge.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] slapchop 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

They sell those at a loss to bring in customers to buy other higher margin items. What else is Spotify selling?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Ads on podcasts, even for premium members

[–] ShakeThatYam 6 points 2 years ago

Costco doesn't have high margins on any of their items. They have like a max of 15% markup. They make their money off the membership.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 years ago

Ads on podcasts, even for premium members