Spotify has announced that it will allow podcast subscribers to access their content in the cloud. The move is designed to make spotify more "creative friendly" for creators, says John Sutter. It's a smart decision on spotify's part, and an easy thing for them to have done, he says.
Ben and James discuss the history of podcasts and why Spotify’s recent announcements are so compelling for creators.
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- Ben Thompson: Spotify’s Surprise — Stratechery
- Episode 185 — Open, Free, and Spotify — Exponent
- Ben Thompson: Podcasts, Analytics, and Centralization — Stratechery
- Ben Thompson: Spotify’s Podcast Aggregation Play — Stratechery
- Ben Thompson: Dithering and Open Versus Free — Stratechery
- Ben Thompson: Spotify Earnings, Podcasts and Lifetime Value, The Ringer Acquisition — Stratechery
- Ben Thompson: The European Super League, Apple Music’s Letter to Artists — Stratechery
- Ben Thompson: Podcast Subscriptions vs. the App Store — Stratechery
- Ben Thompson: Fearing Spotify?, Apple’s Earnings, Margins and Chips — Stratechery
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