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		bjord on Nov 11, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Goodbye Spotify I don't think it makes sense to compare free Spotify to paid Apple Music directly. Am I confused here? I've personally never seen popup ads in (paid) Spotify, either on mobile or desktop.

averageRoyalty on Nov 11, 2023 | [–]

I see ads all the time on paid Spitufy. Ads for podcasts are the most common ones. Just because the ad is for an in-house service doesn't make it not an ad.

thefourthchime on Nov 11, 2023 | [–]

I am comparing paid Spotify, the ads I'm talking about are house ads. It's for things like a new Spofity special thing, or some new feature.

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