After doing some more research on the "features" of this new found partnership btw Uber & Spotify, I am even more flabbergasted.
Here is a vid link of how the app works:
As you can observe from the short promo, the Uber pax (premium Spotify subscriber) will have the ability to play a track/playlist on their personal smartphone thru the Uber app & wirelessly transfer/link their Spotify track to the Uberdriver's app.
The take home message is, the selling point of this merger requires the Uberdrivers to allow the pax play their songs via Spotify @ the expense of the Uberdriver's smartphone data.
Thus, in addition to worrying about car wear & tear, gas expenses & cleanliness, the Uberdrivers now need to add "music streaming service" onto that list. Moreover, all these expenses are deducted from the little -- if any -- profit we make from the aftermath of the nationwide rate cuts
I can assure you I personally will NOT be opting into this marketing gimmick that further affects the Uberdriver's bottom line as someone has to pay for our data & Uber sure hasn't offered last I checked.
In the case that an Uber pax asks why I opted out, I will politely inform them that if they wish to play songs thru Spotify, I will gladly connect "their" device to my aux & not use my personal data -- that is paid for out of my pocket -- to entertain them, in addition to a service that already goes well beyond that of a traditional taxi ride
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Update 11/18/14 (8:35pm)
One more thing everybody...
Although Uber "claims" this new feature is "optional." I can ASSURE you that in the near future, this will be a MANDATORY option. Mark my words -- I said it first
This is a company that slashes their driver's rates, knowing fully well the overhead cost their drivers adhere too on daily basis -- in addition to the risk we take in the case our personal insurance find out about our ride-sharing activities -- while expecting us to still over deliver on the "perfect" Uber ride for the fear of deactivation
This Spotify experience is an Uberdriver option for now. But just like the rates cuts became permanent @ the expense of the drivers & benefit of the pax, so will this
Thus, I recommend you FORCE yourselves to like whatever the pax plays today as that soon will be the ONLY music you can listen too as an Uberdriver
Here is a vid link of how the app works:
As you can observe from the short promo, the Uber pax (premium Spotify subscriber) will have the ability to play a track/playlist on their personal smartphone thru the Uber app & wirelessly transfer/link their Spotify track to the Uberdriver's app.
The take home message is, the selling point of this merger requires the Uberdrivers to allow the pax play their songs via Spotify @ the expense of the Uberdriver's smartphone data.
Thus, in addition to worrying about car wear & tear, gas expenses & cleanliness, the Uberdrivers now need to add "music streaming service" onto that list. Moreover, all these expenses are deducted from the little -- if any -- profit we make from the aftermath of the nationwide rate cuts
I can assure you I personally will NOT be opting into this marketing gimmick that further affects the Uberdriver's bottom line as someone has to pay for our data & Uber sure hasn't offered last I checked.
In the case that an Uber pax asks why I opted out, I will politely inform them that if they wish to play songs thru Spotify, I will gladly connect "their" device to my aux & not use my personal data -- that is paid for out of my pocket -- to entertain them, in addition to a service that already goes well beyond that of a traditional taxi ride
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Update 11/18/14 (8:35pm)
One more thing everybody...
Although Uber "claims" this new feature is "optional." I can ASSURE you that in the near future, this will be a MANDATORY option. Mark my words -- I said it first
This is a company that slashes their driver's rates, knowing fully well the overhead cost their drivers adhere too on daily basis -- in addition to the risk we take in the case our personal insurance find out about our ride-sharing activities -- while expecting us to still over deliver on the "perfect" Uber ride for the fear of deactivation
This Spotify experience is an Uberdriver option for now. But just like the rates cuts became permanent @ the expense of the drivers & benefit of the pax, so will this
Thus, I recommend you FORCE yourselves to like whatever the pax plays today as that soon will be the ONLY music you can listen too as an Uberdriver
