[brian_herman]

Meh you are the product spotify is free!

[mikeash]

Spotify has over 70 million paid subscribers.

[cuckcuckspruce]

So they're paying to be tracked. Nice gig if you can get it, Spotify!

[ballenf]

The pressure to collect any and all data to increase a company's valuation isn't lessened by charging your customers to use the service. That cliché is not really informative nor helpful in the fight for privacy and transparency.

[tjoff]

You assume there is a pressure to collect the data and that it has any positive effect on valuation.

[phyzome]

No, the new business model is that you're the product even if you're paying.