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Tidal’s subscription is getting simpler and cheaper — yes, you read that right (www.theverge.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Damn, you're shilling hard!

I don't want to use my phone for basic features like the offline mode, I'm not always connected to the internet on my laptop, that's it.

I don't care about Apple music, and almost every streaming platform provides some kind of SDK. It doesn't change the fact that I don't have a Linux client, and probably never will (or at least feature-complete) because they partly use Dolby Atmos, which is a closed-source licensed format.

And no, even on paper, tidal's not the better option to support artists. Buy tracks on Bandcamp, buy merch and vinyl directly from artists...

[–] [email protected] -5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I'm talking in the context of streaming services here...

Maybe you're right with the Linux client part, but I don't know any other streaming service that does provide one? At least Spotify and Apple Music don't. Does it make them also not worth it? I would disagree.

I never said tidal is the best app to support artists. In that regard there is a better option, just give them your money for free. I meant as a streaming service, quality wise and in terms of paying artists, there are no better options.

What I didn't like about your OP was the fact that you laid your personal opinions out and then concluded that tidal is not worth it. Doesn't make me a shill when I answer with counterpoints.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

At least Spotify and Apple Music don't

Spotify does have an application for Linux, if you're gonna harp on about facts you should at least stick to them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Point taken, guess I remembered it wrong. But if you take a look at the arch wiki, they say that your mentioned client is actually not official.

This article is mainly about the semi-official, proprietary Spotify for Linux client, which is developed by Spotify's engineers in their spare time and not actively supported by Spotify.

[–] deweydecibel 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Your counterpoints were all basically just "your use case is different than mine therefore you are wrong".

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

No not at all