@timoni@Spotify imo, there are two reasons Spotify is successful:
- well made software
- getting the major labels on board (via sweetheart equity deals early on, which made them invested in Spotify's success rather than primarily seeing it as a threat to royalty rates)
@timoni@Spotify ofc, royalty rates are shared with artists, equity isn't. that's the foundation Spotify operates from: maybe it was the inevitable route that some streaming service would take to success, but I don't think you can portray Spotify as a neutral party in that shift.