Spotify clearly in the cross-hairs. Ultimately what the podcasting wars will come down to, is mainstream vs alternative, with everyone outside the system being the "alternative."

Last I checked, Spotify spends millions every year on licensing deals to have the privilege of streaming the musical work created by other people, and charging a nice little "use" fee that in no way actually benefits most artists.

Something people don't realize, is that a business like Spotify essentially pays its c-suite the most money, then pays for music deals, and then takes fees off the top, before taxes take even more away. They can use cash they earn from charging people money, to buyback shares of their stock too ;)

It is...rather shady how the business is "run"