Spotify HiFi was announced four years ago, and it’s almost here — maybe

I’m hard-pressed to find another example of a tech company announcing something and then waiting over four years to actually ship it, but that’s exactly the situation we’ve reached with Spotify and its long-delayed HiFi feature. The latest reports indicate it’s finally coming in a matter of months as part of a Music Pro package that Spotify hopes will ensure the service’s continued profitability.

But this has become quite the saga.

By all accounts, this aggressive approach from both companies totally derailed Spotify HiFi, which was always…