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How did they think they were going to monetize this?

It has no way to obtain user information, to send back to the vendor, and to track their listening preferences.

I bet you don't even have to register an account to use it; it looks some "local first" thing.

EDIT: I figured it out. The equipment for making records was prohibitively bulky and expensive for individuals to own; no copying was possible. There is always a catch!



I guess they also had the benefit of there being very few players to compete with, and the competition space being too large and too confusing to fully dominate, making it sadly a win for consumers. Its a damn shame that all players are fully visible in a modern marketplace




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