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minus-squareChaotic EntropylinkfedilinkEnglish11•19 days agoTidal has decided to sunset it’s app, which means it’s basically on maintenance mode now. Somewhat off putting.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•19 days agoDid they? Couldn’t find an announcement on the fly.
minus-squareChaotic EntropylinkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-219 days agoThey 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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•19 days agoBoy, that’s a bummer. Thanks for the information, I’ve missed that.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•19 days agoIts app on a specific platform? Or do you mean the entire service? Seems weird that they would sunset their only product.
minus-squareChaotic EntropylinkfedilinkEnglish3•19 days agoThey’ve been making deeeeeep cuts in order to make the company “more like a startup”, as per Jack Doresey’s comments.
minus-square@jrgnlinkEnglish3•19 days agoI jumped ship over to Quboz for this reason. I’ve been really happy with it
minus-squareChaotic EntropylinkfedilinkEnglish5•19 days agoI’m concerned with switching to a small alternative which then becomes untenable or shutters within a year and then having to piss around again.
minus-square@jrgnlinkEnglish1•19 days agoThey been around since 2007 though, so not my biggest concern right now
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•19 days agoNever heard of them. They seem interesting, will definitely taka a look. Thanks for the hint!
Tidal has decided to sunset it’s app, which means it’s basically on maintenance mode now. Somewhat off putting.
Did they? Couldn’t find an announcement on the fly.
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.
Boy, that’s a bummer. Thanks for the information, I’ve missed that.
Its app on a specific platform? Or do you mean the entire service? Seems weird that they would sunset their only product.
They’ve been making deeeeeep cuts in order to make the company “more like a startup”, as per Jack Doresey’s comments.
Well that’s fucking dumb.
I jumped ship over to Quboz for this reason. I’ve been really happy with it
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.
They been around since 2007 though, so not my biggest concern right now
Never heard of them. They seem interesting, will definitely taka a look. Thanks for the hint!