Spotify Crackdown Threatens Family Sharing

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> Had Spotify named its family tier “Spotify Household,” it could probably have gotten around this controversy – at the cost of a somewhat more awkward name, mind.

When Spotify Family was first expanded to allow up to 5 other users under your account (2016?), it was generally promoted as shareable with family and friends. I took that at face value and never read the fine print on the TOS, so I guess my family/friends are probably about to get booted off.

Personally I don't like that it's called "Spotify Family" if I can't share it with my siblings and parents, none of which live with me.

And this is what happens when as Steve Jobs said about Dropbox - “you’re not a product, you’re a feature”. Spotify’s whole reason for being in existence is just an insignificant line item for Apple, Google and Amazon.

They have no reason to follow suit. If they lose a little money on people sharing accounts, they really don’t care. Their music streaming service is just a way to get people in their ecosystem.

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