4realz@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoSpotify doesn't make profit from music streaming, despite having over 400M monthly active users, because it pays two-thirds of all its revenue to the rights holders.open.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square229linkfedilinkarrow-up1619arrow-down169
arrow-up1550arrow-down1external-linkSpotify doesn't make profit from music streaming, despite having over 400M monthly active users, because it pays two-thirds of all its revenue to the rights holders.open.substack.com4realz@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square229linkfedilink
minus-square1371113@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down22·2 years ago When’s the last time you heard of anyone buying an individual song / album on iTunes? I’m yet to hear a first time, and I remember when mp3s first became a thing.
minus-squareJtotheb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down3·2 years agoYou’ve never heard of someone buying music on iTunes?
minus-square1371113@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoGenuinely, never. It wasn’t that popular in my country.
minus-squaresmall44@lemmy.worldBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-22 years agoI hear people buying music from Bandcamp everyday
I’m yet to hear a first time, and I remember when mp3s first became a thing.
You’ve never heard of someone buying music on iTunes?
Genuinely, never. It wasn’t that popular in my country.
I hear people buying music from Bandcamp everyday
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