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Post by ghusto »

gentleman11 wrote: post #48
vecplane wrote: post #6

YouTube is effectively a Google Podcasts platform already. Paying for YouTube Premium to avoid ads is some of the best money I spend each month. I wish I could do the same for Spotify podcast ads. I do pay for Spotify already to avoid ads in music, but I can't seem to avoid them for the Joe Rogan Experience.

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So glad someone said it. All these "just pay for YouTube Premium" comments make me sad. Killing all competition with effectively endless funding for your own thing, then charging for the only game in town should be illegal.

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Post by anderber »

devin wrote: post #62

OK, I'm done. I need to migrate my email from gmail. It's going to be long and arduous. Suggestions on providers? Before you ask: No, I do not want to host my own mail.

Fastmail is great, specially for power users. I personally like Hey email because of the unique features it has.

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Post by rickdeckard »

verdverm wrote: post #65
rickdeckard wrote: post #46

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Depends on whether YT Music is considered a place for products to continue living or a place for products to put to rest. So far it seems to be where Google Media apps migrate their users to when they decide to retire a media service. ANY kind of media service...

Yea, that's what consolidation means

Then that's where the confusion is coming from.

Because that's not what consolidation means.

Re: Google podcasts is shutting down

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Post by ghusto »

geraldwhen wrote: post #108
gentleman11 wrote: post #48

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I believe in paying for things I enjoy. I don’t use YouTube enough to pay for it, but I pay for other services, books, and content. When you love something, the payment is patronization. You want the thing to continue to exist.

I pay for content too, just never to companies that drove all competition out of business with their bottomless war-chest, and only then started adding ads and asking for money. Fuck. Google.

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Post by ghusto »

anotherhue wrote: post #104
frereubu wrote: post #70

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What did you switch to? I tried Tidal, loved the noticeably higher-quality audio, but there were two dealbreakers for me - no crossfade playback (for running) and no downloads to the desktop app (for travelling). I could just about have dealt with no downloads on the desktop app, but they actually removed the crossfade playback a while ago because, according to an official reply on their support forums "it didn't add…

Apple music is less enshittifified for now. I'm enjoying not fighting a losing battle with Spotify PMs on every interaction. Seriously considering just getting a record player so I can get rid of these middle men though. It's too much.

> Seriously considering just getting a record player so I can get rid of these middle men though. It's too much.

Do it! I started buying CDs again, and it's great. I get the best quality sound — we can argue about that another time ;) — all the music is _mine_, and after I convert it to FLAC for my walkman or iPhone (play via VLC) it's as convenient.

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Post by BXlnt2EachOther »

thinkmassive wrote: post #73
jjice wrote: post #41

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> but I feel €15/month is exorbitant amount for what we're getting in return I think it comes down to how often you use the platform. YouTube has been my primary media source for the last twelve years and ads are what paid for that. Now that I can pay $14 (USD) per month to give the people I watch a bit more, have no ads, downloads, and a few other nice little features, it was a no brainer for me. I have always gotte…

YouTube Music is $15/mo YouTube Premium is $19/mo

That seems high but I know pricing can vary significantly across countries. Is that somewhere in Europe for example? Or any government or Apple taxes included?

in the US, going through the official website, it shows $14 a month or $11.66 a month if paying for the upcoming year at once. Premium and Music are part of the same product here and I'm not sure if you can unbundle.

For comparison, Spotify Premium here looks to be $11/mo.

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Post by jtbayly »

frereubu wrote: post #70
jtbayly wrote: post #43

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I also left Spotify because of podcasts. I did not want to listen to podcasts, and they couldn't get that through their heads, shoving it down my throat, advertising it to me, even though I paid for an ad-free experience. Drove me crazy, so I left.

What did you switch to? I tried Tidal, loved the noticeably higher-quality audio, but there were two dealbreakers for me - no crossfade playback (for running) and no downloads to the desktop app (for travelling). I could just about have dealt with no downloads on the desktop app, but they actually removed the crossfade playback a while ago because, according to an official reply on their support forums "it didn't add…

I switched to a combo: For myself, I'm back to a music library that I own. No DRM. For my wife, I signed up for Apple Music. She wants more variety than our library.
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