[tessierashpool]

bandcamp was owned by Epic and lord only knows why they bought them or what their bigger plan was

this is incorrect. in addition to whatever lord you are speaking of, I also know. (unless you meant me, but even then, I think others share this knowledge.)

Epic bought Bandcamp to use it as a weapon in various lawsuits against Google and Apple over their pricing models. Bandcamp joined a suit against Google over its Play Store pricing in particular.

it didn't go anywhere, because Bandcamp already qualified for media app pricing, which rendered its role in the suit meaningless. but that was why Epic bought Bandcamp.

[RF_Savage]

Yep, that's the one. Just a weapon to be used and then thrown away.