i think one of the things that's incredible has been, over the last ten years has been the rise of independent creators able to do things like this. I didn't begrudge spotifi, like, like i usu eterma analyst, ben thinks their prodcast play is really smart. But you don't imagine, if they had really seized this opportunity, you know, six or seven years ago, they would be absolutely dominant right now. They would completely own podcast spot. If i would have no way to sot of enter the market.
Ben and James discuss the history of podcasts and why Spotify’s recent announcements are so compelling for creators.
Links
- 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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