Goodbye to such a nice product. It’s just better than Apple Podcasts. What can I shift to now?

What do you think about this? YT Music now with background play, no membership needed

Youtube and Instagram are confirmed choices P.S. thinking of putting minuscule solo podcast episodes

There should be an easier free way to transfer Spotify playlist to YT Music (and vice versa) This is one of the reasons why premium users don't (more like can't) switch their music app This lack of interoperability may not be good for consumers, but businesses have been utilising this "retention by complexity" strategy to keep the churn in control. This retention by complexity approach, subtle yet effective, involves creating systems, services, or products that are so intricately embedded in the user’s lifestyle or workflows that the thought of switching to an alternative feels overwhelmingly cumbersome A few examples of business (apart from Spotify): https://talesofss.com/retention-by-complexity-how-brands-keep-you-hooked/

The rock only gets bottomer for spotify free users 😭 spotify wrapped you’ll be missed 👍🏼 I was honestly okay with the ads, but this was my last straw lol

- Airtel announces shutdown of Wynk Music, its music streaming app - Wynk employees to be relocated to other parts of Airtel's business - Airtel customers to retain access to music streaming via Apple Music - Wynk Premium subscribers to receive exclusive offers for Apple services - Decision surprising as Wynk's download share grew from 5% to 8% in recent years Source: [Techcrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/27/indias-airtel-to-shut-down-music-streaming-app-wynk/)

Spotify being one of the most loved brands has come down to this, and no wonder! We've seen popular brands being poorly rated en masse as part of agenda driven boycott campaigns, but what we see here is more of a genuine disappointment with the product by its users with its recent update. Assuming someone on the Product side decided to rip off all the features of a basic music player to drive growth in the form of paid subscriptions, Growth additionally will also have to handle the poor Playstore ratings as the outcome. What do you think should Spotify start doing from here? Not asking from a user's perspective (I know we all want free music without their annoying ads) but from a business perspective.

Which subscriptions are worth subscribing to? Can be of any category Food, Grocery, Shopping, Music, newsletter, Books, fitness, etc. I'll start: * Zomato gold(I save 15k+ per year) * Amazon Prime