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Spotify to axe 1,500 workers to save costs (www.bbc.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] cosmicrookie 60 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The point is to make as much profit as possible without losing too many subscribers. This includes cutting expenses both internally and externally

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow essentially like any other company

[–] cosmicrookie 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not like they're firing 1500 to survive

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

No it's min-maxing