March 11, 2021 10:50 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/11/22325780/spotify-podcast-a-product-story-streaming-music-history-itunes
Go listen to Spotifys podcast about itself that ignores the existence of iTunes
Spotify is making a podcast about its own history, and the first two episodes are well worth a listen for the details on the jump from piracy to streaming, how the company decided to build its business, and the technical details of how it did so. There are also some fun interviews included, with the podcast featuring stories from Sean Parker, inventor of Napster, and Lars Ulrich of Metallica.
In the podcast, the Spotify founders discuss the history of piracy in Spotify’s home country, Sweden, to give context about its development environment. It goes into the existence of Sweden’s Pirate Party, an actual political party that once held several seats in the country’s parliament. The founders also discuss how they wanted to take the ease of...
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