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I don't know, did piracy kill the music industry's ownership model or was SaaS just more popular/lucrative/financially gamable? My take is that SaaS is just a
by tmpz22 7y ago
I don't know, did piracy kill the music industry's ownership model or was SaaS just more popular/lucrative/financially gamable?
My take is that SaaS is just a more predictable business model with fewer operating complexities and easier sales funnels.
- jimbokun 7y ago> did piracy kill the music industry's ownership model yes
- buttersbrian 7y agoof the artists, certainly.
- planetzero 7y ago"SaaS just more popular/lucrative/financially gamable" Piracy definitely killed the ownership model. After Napster and prolific piracy of music for 10+ years, the value of music plummeted to almost nothing. Piracy is closer to counterfeiting than stealing, because the actual value of the pirated good approaches $0 as more and more people have the idea that they can get it for free. This won't happen to any automotive company if you steal a car. This is why I always thought those ads about piracy/stealing were silly. SaaS for the music industry might have happened without piracy, but piracy was definitely the catalyst for the services we see today.