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Spotify claims it’s dominating the podcasting market because of a million-plus tiny podcasts

5 comments

  1. [5]
    tan
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    Really not looking forward to more formerly open standards becoming exclusive to a particular platform.

    Really not looking forward to more formerly open standards becoming exclusive to a particular platform.

    15 votes
    1. [2]
      Heichou
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      Cable 2.0, here we come...

      Cable 2.0, here we come...

      7 votes
      1. stu2b50
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        There's a new face, though. With all the new streaming services, who becomes the kingmaker? Big tech, it always goes back to "big tech" (+ roku). Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Google TV (+ Android)...

        There's a new face, though. With all the new streaming services, who becomes the kingmaker?

        Big tech, it always goes back to "big tech" (+ roku). Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Google TV (+ Android) have an immense amount of power over these companies, because whether or not one of their boxes features your streaming service is the difference between life and death. You already have Roku playing hard ball with HBO Max, for instance.

        1 vote
    2. [2]
      elcuello
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      It's really frustrating that we have to go through this again and again. With TV, internet, music, podcasts etc. Whenever some greedy fucks get their hold of a new smart way of doing things they...

      It's really frustrating that we have to go through this again and again. With TV, internet, music, podcasts etc. Whenever some greedy fucks get their hold of a new smart way of doing things they ruin it.

      5 votes
      1. amc
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        Unfortunately, this is just the natural lifecycle of things in the modern world. The silver lining is that it motivates people to develop the next platform or create alternatives (like Tildes).

        Unfortunately, this is just the natural lifecycle of things in the modern world. The silver lining is that it motivates people to develop the next platform or create alternatives (like Tildes).

        2 votes