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[–] slapchop@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

They sell those at a loss to bring in customers to buy other higher margin items. What else is Spotify selling?

[–] kiddblur@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

Ads on podcasts, even for premium members

[–] ShakeThatYam@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Costco doesn't have high margins on any of their items. They have like a max of 15% markup. They make their money off the membership.

[–] kiddblur@lemm.ee -4 points 1 year ago

Ads on podcasts, even for premium members