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Re:Faircamp Is a Free Bandcamp Alternative by Pxtl on Thursday January 25, 2024 @05:24PM (#39136235)
Before the buyouts Songtradr didn't have consumer-facing e-stores -- the company was primarily B2B. Epic is a consumer company, like Bandcamp and 7Digital (the two e-music shops bought by Songtradr).

Apple sells all types of digital goods - movies, music, and games/apps.

Google used to sell the same 3 types of digital goods, until they decided selling music instead of renting it is an anachronism.

A true merger of Epic Store and Bandcamp would give Epic a similar kind of positioning as Google and Apple. Come to our e-shop to buy and download digital goods.

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Re:Faircamp Is a Free Bandcamp Alternative by iainctduncan on Thursday January 25, 2024 @10:56PM (#39138791)
Which is what Epic said at the time but never did, right? Just seemed a little fishy that it was convenient for a legal battle to look like that was a plan, but then nothing came of it.
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