• Albbi@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    Well, I was about to start using tidal. But I guess this is just about who is doing the billing.

    • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca
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      3 months ago

      Look at Qobuz. It’s French-owned, and the owner does not seem to be publicly traded. Those two should decrease the likelihood of explosive enshittification. Plus they’re a small player.

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        3 months ago

        I wish there could be some legal guarantee that they will not go publicly traded – otherwise it’s a ticking timebomb. It would give a certain demographic of customers more confidence in the service.

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          3 months ago

          No guarantee. Existing publicly traded bombs have less time left on their timers.

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            3 months ago

            Depends, they might be running without any profit on VC money and hoping to be acquired but run out before they do.

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    3 months ago

    This is a bitch. I really like this integration. Sad day for me, I guess

    Edit to add the my end date is October 28, 2024 unlike OP

  • li10
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    3 months ago

    I cancelled mine a while ago, got on that $2 per month Ugandan VPN subscription 👌

    • Auli@lemmy.ca
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      3 months ago

      That still work? I was on Argentina subscription but they stippeed that.

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        3 months ago

        Mine’s going strong.

        My YT premium from Pakistan is getting shutdown soon tho.

  • icerunner_origin@startrek.website
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    3 months ago

    I was on the verge of starting a subscription to try out the AI generated playlists in PlexAmp. I hope they provide a similar integration with another service provider.

  • whynotzoidberg@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I asked Tidal to expand on the why. Not the most satisfying answer, but I thought this was a fun sentence:

    We can confirm that since your account was activated with TIDAL Direct billing, you can still use the Plex app, and since the partnership will be concluded at some point, it won’t work any more.

    🤦‍♂️