▲ 867 ▼ Google admits Spotify pays no Play Store fees because of a secret deal | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) submitted 2 years ago by umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world 143 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Were owned by Epic then sold to Songtradr last month permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) Thanks. Did you hear how it affects users like us? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) As far as we know it's business as usual but I would make sure to have a copy of everything I've bought if I were you, when a business gets passed around like that (and sold at a loss) it doesn't bode well... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, right. Thanks to BC it's so easy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tankplanker@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) They got rid of a whole bunch of staff, so the service is effectively on life support. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-10-16/bandcamp-layoffs-songtradr-epic-games#:~:text=Bandcamp.&text=Indie%20music%20hub%20Bandcamp%20has,video%20game%20publisher%20Epic%20Games. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Shit. Thanks you too for these news. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hyperhopper@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago They are removing lots of the nice things they did like days when an the revenue goes to artists permalink fedilink source parent
[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) Thanks. Did you hear how it affects users like us? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) As far as we know it's business as usual but I would make sure to have a copy of everything I've bought if I were you, when a business gets passed around like that (and sold at a loss) it doesn't bode well... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, right. Thanks to BC it's so easy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tankplanker@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) They got rid of a whole bunch of staff, so the service is effectively on life support. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-10-16/bandcamp-layoffs-songtradr-epic-games#:~:text=Bandcamp.&text=Indie%20music%20hub%20Bandcamp%20has,video%20game%20publisher%20Epic%20Games. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Shit. Thanks you too for these news. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hyperhopper@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago They are removing lots of the nice things they did like days when an the revenue goes to artists permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) As far as we know it's business as usual but I would make sure to have a copy of everything I've bought if I were you, when a business gets passed around like that (and sold at a loss) it doesn't bode well... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, right. Thanks to BC it's so easy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, right. Thanks to BC it's so easy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tankplanker@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) They got rid of a whole bunch of staff, so the service is effectively on life support. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-10-16/bandcamp-layoffs-songtradr-epic-games#:~:text=Bandcamp.&text=Indie%20music%20hub%20Bandcamp%20has,video%20game%20publisher%20Epic%20Games. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Shit. Thanks you too for these news. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Shit. Thanks you too for these news. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hyperhopper@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago They are removing lots of the nice things they did like days when an the revenue goes to artists permalink fedilink source parent