http://paidcontent.org/2012/04/13/spotifysales/ The economics of digital content Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:03:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://paidcontent.org/2012/04/13/spotifysales/#comment-108285 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:43:09 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=205682#comment-108285 Eventually they will run out of new markets to tap and will have to justify the business based on their subscription levels and/or ad revenue. What would be interesting to know would be the renewal % of existing subscribers; how long does a subscriber remain a subscriber; differences in these based on geography. This same info for users on the “free” service would also help prove the eventual viability of the service.

]]> http://paidcontent.org/2012/04/13/spotifysales/#comment-90498 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:28:40 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=205682#comment-90498 “The question of when we’ll show a profit actually feels irrelevant. Our focus is entirely on growth.”: What a luxury Mr. Ek, you don’t have to have a successful model like every other business in the universe. Ponzi schemes are based on growth too. Your garbage company wouldn’t exist without the copyright owners you’re feeding off/ripping off, and your idiotic “model” – like many created by IT companies and shoved at the music industry – doesn’t work. Of course you’ll be long retired to an island retreat before the millions you affect have to pick up the pieces. Subscription services are immoral, we can do without music being bought and sold by the yard, and dished up by soulless tech-heads…

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