More layoffs at Tidal?

[Burnside]

Jack Dorsey hits Tidal with another mass layoff: "We need to build like a startup again"

The streaming music service, founded by Jay-Z, has been owned by Dorsey's Block for several years.

fortune.com

 

[Achim2025]

Amazon and Apple will be the only two which survive. And Spotify, because convenience will defeat sound quality more and more. The sound enthusiast's camp will remain a small bunch of nerds, like us. Tidal's new announcement is the next step in their agony. Qobuz and the Connect drama is only ridiculous. So interesting times for believers. And I think everyone has to accept, that 10 €/month for a streaming flatrate is a steal. Nothing else.

 

[Witterings]

Amazon and Apple will be the only two which survive.

And when they are they'll start cranking the cost up .... they've deep enough pockets to sustain the initial pain and looking for the payback in the future when they dominate the market.

 

[WiiMer SJ]

Jack Dorsey hits Tidal with another mass layoff: "We need to build like a startup again"

The streaming music service, founded by Jay-Z, has been owned by Dorsey's Block for several years.

fortune.com

Tech firms behave like untreated bulimics. I wouldn't worry about it unless you're an employee or an investor.

 

[ratty]

If Tidal disappears -- which personally I wouldn't lament given the MQA nonsense -- Samsung/Harman/Roon would have to take Qobuz under their wing.

 

[harkpabst]

Amazon and Apple will be the only two which survive. And Spotify, because convenience will defeat sound quality more and more. The sound enthusiast's camp will remain a small bunch of nerds, like us. Tidal's new announcement is the next step in their agony. Qobuz and the Connect drama is only ridiculous. So interesting times for believers. And I think everyone has to accept, that 10 €/month for a streaming flatrate is a steal. Nothing else.

As long as they make it past December 2024 I will win my bet against a former forum member.

I plan to hold some arbitrary new member responsible regarding the betting stake. I already made my pick.

And yes, 16,99€ for a family plan is a steal.

 

[Achim2025]

As long as they make it past December 2024 I will win my bet against a former forum member.

I plan to hold some arbitrary new member responsible regarding the betting stake. I already made my pick.

And yes, 16,99€ for a family plan is a steal.

Since I am almost sure that there are family relationships, I think this is absolutely appropriate and legitimate!

 

[merifon]

If Tidal disappears -- which personally I wouldn't lament given the MQA nonsense -- Samsung/Harman/Roon would have to take Qobuz under their wing.

Tidal already dropped MQA by long time... And i have to say that too many "supercazzola"* were written inappropriately pro or cons about it, mainly because its creators themselves...

* Feel free to search for the meaning of supercazzola...

 

[ratty]

Tidal already dropped MQA by long time... And i have to say that too many "supercazzola"* were written inappropriately pro or cons about it, mainly because its creators themselves...

* Feel free to search for the meaning of supercazzola...

It matters not to me. I used Tidal for a short while. Their recommendations were repetitive. Qobuz of course is very sparse indeed in terms of recommendations. Life is too short; I went with Roon (plus Qobuz). I couldn't trust Tidal not to serve up MQA tagged as FLAC, or, even worse, AAC.

 

[D1N0]

I just went to Tidal from Qobuz, I must say it is more fun. More like Spotify. App is working better my streamers as well, not loosing connection as much.