• Chaotic Entropy@feddit.uk
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      Tidal has decided to sunset it’s app, which means it’s basically on maintenance mode now. Somewhat off putting.

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        19 hours ago

        Did they? Couldn’t find an announcement on the fly.

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          18 hours ago

          They laid off 10% of their workforce last year, and like 20% of the remaining work force late this year with cuts to engineering expected. It is not in a healthy place, seemingly, and they cover a very small slither of the market.

          Edit: Couldn’t find the exact article I had read before but this one seems well formatted. https://www.headphonesty.com/2024/12/tidal-bets-future-artists-djs/

          It doesn’t help that their parent company makes so little from them compared to a series of crypto ventures, but what can really compare to that.

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            16 hours ago

            Boy, that’s a bummer. Thanks for the information, I’ve missed that.

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        19 hours ago

        Its app on a specific platform? Or do you mean the entire service? Seems weird that they would sunset their only product.

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        19 hours ago

        I jumped ship over to Quboz for this reason. I’ve been really happy with it

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          18 hours ago

          I’m concerned with switching to a small alternative which then becomes untenable or shutters within a year and then having to piss around again.

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            17 hours ago

            They been around since 2007 though, so not my biggest concern right now

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          16 hours ago

          Never heard of them. They seem interesting, will definitely taka a look. Thanks for the hint!