This is a bit of a theme for today: large companies working to monetize the open web by commercializing previously open content formats (podcasting, mailing lists, blogs) while commentators lament the loss of the open web in content posted using these commercial services. Or, in a word, irony. We've written previously about Spotify's acquisition of podcasting services for creators like Anchor. This article covers a similar focus on replacing open content with subscription revenue from Apple. "One thing is for certain: Apple and Spotify have given us a glimpse of a podcasting future where the walled gardens of platform-exclusive, premium content become the norm." As someone who has been podcasting since before there was podcasting, I will continue to publish open audio content by RSS - though you as listeners may find it harder and harder to find a way to listen to it.
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