• dinckel@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    The issue is that Spotify is a private corporation. Making something OSS is not in their interest, only using something OSS is.

    The only reason why they are even considering refunding purchases, is because they created a shitstorm large enough to become a large blip on FTC’s radar. Not to mention potential class-action suits. They settled on the fastest and least painful method, albeit after a ton of threats

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      6 months ago

      Refunding a shit ton of money to give up on a product and tank customer satisfaction is not in their interest either.

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        6 months ago

        Of course, but that implies that the people behind Spotify aren’t shortsighted capitalists, only keeping immediate monetary gain in their perspective

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        6 months ago

        Customer satisfaction seems to matter less and less in this day and age. Most people have fully accepted the corpos treating them like garbage