At first, I was like “okay, delaying it two years just to release it the exact same way you were planning”, but it actually makes a weird sort of sense to me. Most people in their general user base won’t be blitzed with big news about comparisons because the two companies are no longer doing it at the same time. Making a comparison years after the fact won’t generate as much outrage. Out of sight, out of mind essentially.
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Only what, two years after Apple just bundled it in with their regular plan.
Nice one, Spotify.
At first, I was like “okay, delaying it two years just to release it the exact same way you were planning”, but it actually makes a weird sort of sense to me. Most people in their general user base won’t be blitzed with big news about comparisons because the two companies are no longer doing it at the same time. Making a comparison years after the fact won’t generate as much outrage. Out of sight, out of mind essentially.