[wjnc]

There is no buying power on Spotify? There's different preferences that hardly come out of UI usage patterns since for those in love with album art there isn't a way to make it central. It's just not there.

I would offer it's a generational thing. If you came from vinyl or early CD, with books with lyrics and recognisable artworks you've just got expectations or wishes that aren't being fulfilled anymore. No value judgement, I get that young people discover music wholly differently. There's survivorship bias in there as well, but I know the labels, recordings and albums I want my song or aria to be from by picture. And I'll probably listen to those specific albums and recordings until I pass, so 50 more years of caring for specific album art here.

[res0nat0r]

I love vinyl and half the reason I buy it is because of the artwork, but I've also had and love my Spotify account and have had one since the month the service came to the USA.

Folks complaining about Apple and art are just preaching to the choir, the vast majority of users could care less, and thats what frankly Apple and Spotify are catering to, micro thin Jony Ive devices that are one micron wide and cost $1k, small album art is a distant secondary consideration.