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-square86linkfedilinkarrow-up1377arrow-down142
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minus-squaresquidman64@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·2 years agoApple Music the music subscription service is different from iTunes the music purchasing store. When’s the last time you heard of anyone buying an individual song / album on iTunes?
minus-square1371113@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down20·2 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-up21arrow-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-up6·edit-22 years agoI hear people buying music from Bandcamp everyday
Apple Music the music subscription service is different from iTunes the music purchasing store. 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.
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
Yarrrrrr
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