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But I wonder if they have to replicate non-dev teams in multiple countries?
I’d imagine they have to a seperate legal, promotional, marketing, sales and so on teams for each market.
Replicating these business functions quickly adds up to thousands of people employed!
As an English speaker I tend to think of music as being all in English, but each region has its own musical culture that would need addressing.
France I believe mandates a certain amount of French speaking songs.
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But I wonder if they have to replicate non-dev teams in multiple countries?
I’d imagine they have to a seperate legal, promotional, marketing, sales and so on teams for each market.
Replicating these business functions quickly adds up to thousands of people employed!
As an English speaker I tend to think of music as being all in English, but each region has its own musical culture that would need addressing.
France I believe mandates a certain amount of French speaking songs.