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Re:Are we going back to the cable days? by PaulDavisThe1st on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @03:36PM (#32584658)
Reason #1: if your work is still available on a cheaper, bigger platform, people are not likely to switch to the the more expensive, smaller platform.

If your old work is still available on the cheaper+bigger platform, but the new work is only on the more expensive+smaller platform, maybe the true fans will switch, but A-listers don't make money just from the true fans.

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Re:Are we going back to the cable days? by dopeboy on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @03:49PM (#32584817)
It is my understanding - and correct me if I'm wrong - that a-listers have the leverage to move their entire catalogue over if they wish.

Could they have, en masse, done this over to Tidal? Would that have broke Spotify?

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