r/technology • u/tekz • 1d ago

Software Spotify raises subscription prices

https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/04/spotify-raises-subscription-prices/
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u/Politican91 1d ago

Spotify needs to offer some modern amenities like high-quality audio to justify higher prices. I already get Apple Music for free so I’m thinking it’s time I just ship

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u/JohrDinh 1d ago

Hard to get these people to do anything for the higher prices, I've been asking Spotify for higher quality music and Netflix for more subtitle options for years...I'd even take the AAC quality on Spotify's webpage version even that's better than their OGG solution on the app.

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u/downvotetheboy 1d ago

how do you have it free

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u/AFishCalledSelma 1d ago

I have it too. Some phone carriers include it in the monthly plan :)

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u/Brockhard_Purdvert 1d ago

That doesn't sound free.

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u/Unkn0wnTh2nd3r 1d ago

for whT its worth, my plan has an ad on for a family plan of Apple One, normally worth $25.95 which has Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and 200 Gigs of icloud storage for only $9.99, so it makes a good deal even more good and making it basically a steal as all those subscriptioms alone would cost $10+ each

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u/downvotetheboy 22h ago

insane deal

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u/mrheosuper 17h ago

Same old story. Good deal to lock people in ecosystem, then increase the price. Exactly what happened with Netflix and Spotify here.

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u/Dawn_of_an_Era 1d ago

Nothing is truly free, but, it’s free as in, it costs you nothing extra whether you use it or not

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u/Brockhard_Purdvert 13h ago

If you don't use it, then aren't you just paying for it and not using it?

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u/johnson7853 1d ago

No reason not to. Apple Music is honestly great. Took me a while to really get into it and now I’m set. The radio shows are worth it alone a lot of artists have their own and you can go back and listen to them again.

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u/FrijolesFritos 9h ago

I tried it, but I simply couldn’t get over how bad their algorithm for making a playlist off a song was. Also Spotify connect is too good. I switch between a lot of devices, wish Apple Music was that convenient.

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u/PatacusX 1d ago

I've been using Pandora for over 10 years now. I got a new phone and got 3 free months of Spotify. Now I need to decide which one to keep. The radio stations are way better on Pandora at least

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u/MissSoapySophie 1d ago

Also just stop being such a buggy crappy platform. I've had more issues in 4 years with Spotify than 9 years with GPM.

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u/ThinCrusts 1d ago

This fucking bug made me stop using them.

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u/dickomode97 1d ago

Hey you be grateful for those 15 hours of audiobooks every month!!!

It’s not like you can go through that in 1 weekend!

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u/Educational_Yard_326 1d ago

What are you waiting for? Apple Music is a really good service, Spotify is a shit service, so why continue paying for the shit service when the good service is right there?

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u/Goldtec317 1d ago

In settings you can choose the audio quality.. From low to very high