UprisingVoltageJun 20, 2023

YSK a free, lightweight alternative to Spotify

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YSK a free, lightweight alternative to Spotify - Feddit.it

Why YSK: Spotify forces you either to pay, listen to ads or to find unofficial, potentially dangerous versions to use it. It’s better to find a free alternative, both for your wallet and for your peace of mind. Introducing: ViMusic Downloads: https://github.com/vfsfitvnm/ViMusic [https://github.com/vfsfitvnm/ViMusic] - Free and open source - No ads/trackers - Song lyrics - Music from both YouTube Music and YouTube - Weights 2MB or so - Beautiful UI and amazing UX Cons: no high kbps streaming support DO NOT TRY TO DOWNLOAD THE APP FROM ANY SOURCE OTHER THAN THE ONES LISTED IN THEIR GITHUB PAGE. They are malware.

Show threadtinsukEJun 21, 2023

Potential bias: I'm a developer at Spotify.

"Spotify forces you either to pay, listen to ads or to find unofficial, potentially dangerous versions to use it."

I don't think the company forces you to do anything. It is their business model, how they can provide copyrighted music to you and have a share of the pie too.

I'd say the very idea that Spotify is forcing you to pay with time and attention or money so you can have music conveniently streamed to your devices is a testament to the company's success. It created this business model and fulfilled an apparently basic need to the point you think that charging for it is unfair.

But "forcing" is too much. You can always buy discs, digital downloads and so.

Show threadbloodsangre7

I think the important thing is to keep Spotify from being the only way you can stream music. While I agree you can buy discs or digital downloads, these are fundamentally different methods of consumption from streaming.

Stopping Spotify purchasing the exclusive rights to stream prevents a monopoly where, if you want to stream, you are 'forced' to use Spotify and pay/listen to ads there. Keeping artists' options open allows the most customer-friendly streaming service to win out as consumers choose which streaming service gives them the best product to listen to who they want

Jun 21, 2023 at 4:10pmWeb
Show threadPixxlManJun 22, 2023
When has Spotify been buying exclusive rights to music?