Though Spotify is also very guilty of the "hey aren't you annoyed that we interrupt you with so many ads? Pay us to make it stop!" protection racket style of marketing their premium service. I don't really have an issue with services offering meaningful perks in exchange for a premium fee, or even paywalling basic functionality that essentially frames the free experience as a free trial. I do take issue with blatantly creating problems to which they then sell the solution.
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