EDIT: The only reason why I still had it at this point was because I could use it with other apps. However, now that my Spotify Subscription is cancelled, it doesn’t work with anything. It’s mildly infuriating because today, I can’t still use it with other apps like I was able to yesterday.

Please don’t make the same mistake I made. No one should buy this.

  • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.one
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    That’s really dissapointing, did Spotify seriously release a hardware device that expensive, and mandates a subscription to operate?

    It’s a shame because it looks quite nice too, and is sadly guaranteed to be e-waste at some point

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      1 year ago

      Are you kidding me? It’s been par for the course as far as car assessors go. Sirus radio was like 100 and still required a subscription. A lot of GPS were that price and most had subscriptions.

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        1 year ago

        Don’t know why you’re being downvoted - enshittification as a viable consumer business model was pretty much proven in the auto space.

        Just like they want to charge you to use the heated seats you’re paying the gas to lug around anyway

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      I mean, it’s basically a cheap smartphone or computer tablet, with a lower resolution, but nice quality screen, and a giant volume spinner. $100 does not get you much at all in the phone and tablet space. I don’t think there’s much of any profit margin, if at all for it.