I'm trialing Apple Music as we speak for that same reason. Spotify was by far the most stable service I used but I'm getting really frustrated by the non-music content they're pushing. I have no problem with podcasts and audio books but there's multiple better apps for both.
So far it's been pretty good, a little more buggy but just about everything I want is there and the quality is good, Win11 client is pretty bad tho ATM.
Yeah I don’t see this being a well received move. Their acceptance has already been on a decline in the keyboard enthusiast circles, so now having a major consumer brand that is generally considered low tier in that market overseeing things is probably gonna make people pretty angry.