yes I have his albums. Yes I could rip them to my phone (you don't seriuosly think I own an ipod do you???). But that negates the convenience of not having to do that right? Those albums WERE on Spotify. I could listen to them anytime. Now I have to think ahead. And waste space on my phone to do so.
BTW there is a way to import CD's to Spotify, but it's convoluted. It's one of the reasons I've considered switching to Prime Music or whatever it's called.
Anyway, I just think it's lame. He put out an album so removes his albums at the same time to try to drive others to Tidal. Boo. I think these exclusives are dumb.
I fear it sets a sketchy precedent. I worry of a future where instead of paying $9/mo for Spotify you're asked to spend $9/mo for Sony Music On Demand and $9 for Universal Music On Demand and $9 for...
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