Music players were decoding local files and spitting out the output, now they're streaming platforms. Despite fitting the same niche of "I want to listen to mus

Music players were decoding local files and spitting out the output, now they're streaming platforms. Despite fitting the same niche of "I want to listen to music" for many people, they're not selling you the same product at all. AFAIK the local players still exist, many still in active development, for those who want to own their data.