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umami_wasabi@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Google admits Spotify pays no Play Store fees because of a secret deal | TechCrunch

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umami_wasabi@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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Google during a testimony in the Epic vs Google trial said that a deal with Spotify allows the audio company to completely bypass Play Store fees.
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    much easier

    For now, didn’t they just get bought out by another entity?

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      Bought out by EPIC, sadly… we’ll see where things go…

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        Not anymore, EPIC sold it to Songtradr

        https://blog.bandcamp.com/2023/11/22/songtradr-acquires-bandcamp/

        https://www.songtradr.com/blog/posts/songtradr-bandcamp-acquisition

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          I hate epic, but I also can’t tell if this is good or bad… my statement stands: we’ll see.

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            Well songtradr did essentially fire a lot of staff.

            https://www.vulture.com/article/epic-games-bandcamp-sale-layoffs.html

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        Yrp. These fucking companies need to stay in thier lanes.

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      Uh oh

      Well I guess at least for dubstep there’s 140plates.com

      Edit: nevermind… Damn it

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        😭

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