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0 pointsprox4y ago0 comments

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.

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As 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.

minusf4y ago

i am old. it's not the first takeover i have seen. it's for a reason many people are sceptical here.

officeplant4y ago

I 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.

proxOP4y ago

I 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.

krageon4y 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.

selfhoster114y ago

Bandcamp 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.

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