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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by salamandersauce on Sunday July 11, 2021 @06:21AM (#27799741)
That's changing. Apple Music offers Lossless and 24 bit as part of the normal subscription price now which caused Amazon Music to do the same. I personally find the quality of the AACs/MP3s fine. It's not like they are serving up 128kps files or something.

Yeah, streaming Netflix doesn't look as good as a Bluray but it looks better than a DVD or cable TV which most people are still happy with.

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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by hulitu on Sunday July 11, 2021 @06:31AM (#27799780)
I do not know about apple lossless but amazon has "up to". "Up to" is not lossles. It only _could_ be. There is no indication what codec they use. So paying more for something "up to" makes no sense.
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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by salamandersauce on Sunday July 11, 2021 @06:54AM (#27799857)
It's not more. It's the same price as a normal sub. It's "up to" because not every song is available lossless. They indicate which are.
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