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Tidal pays better than most other streaming services afaik. It’s sad to see Bandcamp go. Because in tech an acquisition means loss of that independence.
by prox 5y ago
Tidal pays better than most other streaming services afaik.
It’s sad to see Bandcamp go. Because in tech an acquisition means loss of that independence.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 5y agoAs a chronic music pirate- I love Bandcamp. I've purchased more music through Bandcamp than anywhere else. I'm not going to let myself be bummed by this news until Bandcamp actually changes for the worse. Once again everybody is letting themselves be upset by some hypothetical scenario where the new owners drive the service into the ground.
- krageon 5y ago> Once again everybody is letting themselves be upset by some hypothetical scenario where the new owners drive the service into the ground. It's not hypothetical, it's evidence-based reasoning.
- minusf 5y agoi am old. it's not the first takeover i have seen. it's for a reason many people are sceptical here.
- prox 5y agoI hope you are right, but the track record for take-overs isn’t very good. When the original managers leave, you get replacements from the parent company. Or managers who want to “change things” so they can impress the upper echelons. Seen it too much.
- officeplant 5y agoI don't even really need a hypothetical scenario. All that could happen does indeed suck, but I'm mainly irked about giving my money to Epic after 15 years of loving Bandcamp.
- selfhoster11 5y agoBandcamp was the only music store I was happy to throw my money at. I guess the ol' tricorn hat may be getting dusted off real soon if anything material about the company or the selection changes.