FileMakerFeller

Dear Spotify,

You have absolutely the same chance as Apple to develop a music playing device and sell it to customers. You clearly have significant access to investor capital and friends in the EU government, licensing deals that are the equal of or superior to Apple's, and the ability to conduct business globally. If you're struggling, do what Apple did: develop something new that appeals to consumers more than most of the existing alternatives. Just because you're currently selling music and podcast subscriptions doesn't mean you can't branch out into new fields of endeavour. Sure, the road is incredibly difficult and you'll have public figures denouncing your attempts even after you achieve success - but if you're good enough, and committed enough, you'll get there.

Sincerely,
The Internet

OctoMonkey said:

So C$79.99 per month for 14 TB of storage?

I am in the wrong business!

As long as you are also paying for the AppleOne plan with 2TB.

Cloud storage is very expensive - you need to decide if the convenience and security is worth the price differential to operating your own NAS box.

kmarei said:

"demand outselling supply" could also mean they made 1000 units and they sold out in minutes
without numbers, this means absolutely nothing

But as @Marvin so ably demonstrated, we can infer from previous history that they're producing tens of millions of devices per quarter. Apple's been doing this for more than a decade; I think we can give them the benefit of the doubt that they're making these devices as fast as they can and are still unable to meet demand.

Interesting that the microphones continued working in that environment

It's good to be the king.