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Re:Outdated vs. Complete: In defense of apps that don’t need... by sriku on Monday September 26, 2022 @09:11PM (#32990619)
> I don't see Apple Music removing the Beatles because they haven't updated recently.

I wish I could upvote you for that multiple times!

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Re:Outdated vs. Complete: In defense of apps that don’t need... by quickthrower2 on Monday September 26, 2022 @09:41PM (#32990781)
They would ask the Beatles copyright owners to update their format if they posted an old 8 track or vinyl in to the music store though, right? Audio formats change, just at a more glacial pace than software dependencies. There is remastering and all that too.
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Re:Outdated vs. Complete: In defense of apps that don’t need... by noobermin on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @04:36AM (#32992889)
An 8 track is many decades old. TFA refers to an app that hasn't been updated in three (3) years.
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Re:Outdated vs. Complete: In defense of apps that don’t need... by guessbest on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @12:53AM (#32991657)
It has probably been remastered, which is about the same as recompiling
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