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Spotify’s Year of Monetization 6/3/24
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English - June 03, 2024 19:21 - 6 minutes - 6.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsTechnology Business Investing disruptors cnbc faang tech technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Spotify is hiking prices for the second time in a year, raising a premium individual plan to $11.99 a month. But not all streamflation is the equal. Users are more loyal to audio services than video – plus Spotify’s main competitors are megacaps like Apple and Amazon, which also have other giant businesses that its audio streaming only compliments.