• jul@feddit.de
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    9 months ago

    honestly it’s not really good

    *for you it isn’t

    the search sucks

    what’s wrong with it? works fine for me

    no offline mode on desktop

    why would you need it? it’s supported on phones, just listen via phone?

    no official Linux client

    Neither does apple music. Tidal are open sourcing their SDK though

    an incomplete catalog

    *for you. for me there isn’t

    It’s not worth it, even if they are the least bad for paying artists

    Again, for you. On paper, tidal is the better option and I rather support artists than some questionable monopolistic corporation

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      9 months ago

      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…

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        9 months ago

        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.