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Spotify reportedly plans up to 39% price increase in big AI push
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this post was submitted on 03 Nov 2026
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I think in the case of Qobuz, asking for your credit card details actually isn’t some dirty tactic to get you to subscribe accidentally. They just have to avoid people creating new trial accounts month after month, because it would become very expensive for them if they didn’t. They don’t have an ad-supported plan by design and pay out $0.018-0.019 per stream (Spotify supposedly pays about $0.003-0.005). So if you listen to 500 songs during your trial, they lose about $9 in payouts alone.
I think, in this case, it’s actually legitimate to use your credit card details in order to verify that you’re actually a new potential customer.
Well it's just another thing for me to remember and I don't want to deal with it. 🤷