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> Yes, but without the underlying tech, there is no way for the end user to access that content. iTunes Music Store, Amazon MP3 downloads, and actual brick and

• cortesoft 9y ago
  Brick and Mortar stores don't count, because they aren't streaming services, and are not really competing for the same market. The other two count (although Apple Music and Amazon Music Streaming, not the music store and downloads), but I didn't say there was only ONE distributer, just that there were only a few. A good distributer, with a wide audience, is able to take a big cut and not have producers run away. Apple is able to take 30%, and so is Steam. If it was so easy to make an alternative, people would do it. The network effect is strong.
  • wang_li 9y ago
    >Brick and Mortar stores don't count, because they aren't streaming services, and are not really competing for the same market. I guess I misunderstood your point when you said there was no way to access the product. Even if you want to exclude purchasing music there is a mechanism that's been around for decades: radio.
    • thomastjeffery 9y ago
      Radio is not controlled by the listener, and has a lot of commercials interspersed. It's clearly not the same market either.