The idea behind capitalism, i think, are good things. But it gets perverted when someone who is in a position of control starts to use it more for their own ends than what's best for the market. I mean, again, aggregators can lead to bad places, so it's fair to go in with surtier eyes open, ye. The whole face looks bad for publishers because you're thinking of traditional publishers. Sure, that might be true, but for independent folks, it's great. Again, just don't use the face fix. Ik, keep your custon com bearing gifts. That's right.
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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