[maxwell]

Spotify isn't profitable. Tidal isn't profitable. Alphabet, Amazon, and Apple probably earn a profit on their bundles, but if artists and labels aren't making money on streaming, how long until they start pulling their catalogs?

Will you stop listening to music if/when the unprofitable music streaming services shut down? What happens if/when Alphabet, Amazon, and Apple are barred from tying and bundling their services?

It seems like artists and labels will simply revert to pay per song/album and legal battles instead of wasting resources on listeners who aren't willing to pay a meaningful amount for music. At your price point, you'll probably be able go back to buying a few hundred songs / dozen or so albums a year.

[ben7799]

It seems like most casual listeners just don't understand this no matter how many articles there are about the current model not being sustainable or how many time their favorite artists complain about it.

There is not enough money in music for both the record companies and spotify, et. al. to simultaneously rob the artists. These streaming companies being the new middle man are going to be the first to lose out. Especially if the record companies wake up and start making their own stores/services.

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>> It seems like most casual listeners just don't understand this

I very much understand it. I just don't care.

There will always be some form of music. I pay my money for it. If they can't get by on some agreement from the record industries, I really don't care.

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how long until they start pulling their catalogs?

> Not my concern, I will just rollback to having an offline downloaded library if Spotify / All you can eat music stops being "Easy"

>Will you stop listening to music if/when the unprofitable music streaming services shut down?

No, I will just stop paying for it.

>What happens if/when Alphabet, Amazon, and Apple are barred from tying and bundling their services?

Yarrrrrr

>will simply revert to pay per song/album and legal battles instead of wasting resources on listeners who aren't willing to pay a meaningful amount for music.

Then they get nothing from me..

I think it all rolls back to - > Would they rather have 1 million listens at 0.5P or 1 million listens at 0p.