Taylor obviously. The only ones being greedy are Spotify and some users who are too greedy to actually pay for music.
Not you calling users who preferring streaming to purchasing 'greedy'
Have you may considered some people may not be able to access buying an album or they cannot afford it or they prefer discovering new music? Very ignorant of you to say!
Spotify has its issues in terms of compensation, but punishing the less financially privileged for said issues is not the way.
Team Spotify.
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Originally posted by B'Day
The one worth billions. It's saving illegal downloading. Like it or not, technology is changing. Nobody is going to decide to pay $12.99 when they can just go on YouTube/Soundcloud. Sorry boo.
I like Taylor Swift (I bought her album week #2 ) but streaming music is the future of music, just like digital music replaced compact discs (CD's) which replaced cassette tapes.
Her music reaches a bigger audience with Spotify. So, all in all, it's her loss.
Its pretty hilarious how desperate they are for Taylor with all those sobstories. Lets pretend that SIO being a streaming monster has nothing to do with it.
Lord shall continue ignoring their worthless pleas.
Team Spotify but I love Taylor and understand her decision. Tbh, people including her need to realize that legal, free music streaming is still a fairly new industry and they are trying to keep up with the music industry and do what's best for it. Things are changing fast but it's still going to take awhile before everyone is on board to figure out the best possible solutions. My bets are on streaming so I think it's best for labels and artists to work with them until something concrete and stable is established.
The only thing that I'm weary about when supporting companies like Spotify is that it worries me that their impending dominance on music distribution may cause physical copies of music to become obsolete. That is honestly my version of the end of the world.
Taylor obviously. She can do what she wants with her music, she's just going to affect her own positions on the Hot 100. Spotify still has millions of other songs and artists using their service, why are they acting so butthurt? It's only going to make people follow her footsteps since spotify now seems like they think they need to control everything.
Not you calling users who preferring streaming to purchasing 'greedy'
Have you may considered some people may not be able to access buying an album or they cannot afford it or they prefer discovering new music? Very ignorant of you to say!
Who are all these mythical people who cannot afford to buy an album but somehow can afford a computer or smartphone and internet access with enough bandwidth to stream music? Last I checked you had to pay for computers and smartphones and internet access and electricity. You must be shocked at how 'greedy' is it for all those manufacturers of computers and smartphones to actually charge money for these products. The nerve of these companies offering their products in exchange for money. That is just being greedy. They should be charities and give it all away.
I would love to drive a Ferrari and travel on a private jet to a tropical paradise at Weekends. However I cannot afford to do so and thus have to do without. If you cannot afford the entertainment you desire you go without. Stop being greedy and thinking that you are entitled to entertainment without paying for it. If you are going to pirate stuff then that is one thing but don't pretend you are doing it because you cannot afford to pay $1.29 for a song.