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> there are things we want to do that nearly everybody think are a good idea. They aren't a good idea. Almost always. For example, "lets put podcasts in spotify". Not a single person I know wanted podcasts in spotify.
Huh? Lots of people wanted podcasts in Spotify. Why wouldn't they? Podcasts are hugely popular.
People all had a podcast app that worked fine. It was classic embrace/extend/extinguish. It has made many perfectly good paid programs just flat out shut down.