Pxtl@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoAbout half of Bandcamp employees have been laid offwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up1626arrow-down19cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnews@radiation.partymusic@beehaw.orgtechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1617arrow-down1external-linkAbout half of Bandcamp employees have been laid offwww.theverge.comPxtl@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square89fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnews@radiation.partymusic@beehaw.orgtechnews@radiation.party
minus-squareRoverRacecar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·9 months agolol, why’d they buy them then?
minus-squareAlexWIWA@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·9 months agoI imagine it’s because they wanted more music for Fortnite events. Probably wanted that Rocket League soundtrack clout
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·9 months agoWhat are you talking about? Epic isn’t the one laying people off, the owner of band camp is
minus-squareAlexWIWA@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·9 months agoI’m hypothesizing as to why epic bought it to begin with
minus-squareJoeBigelow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·9 months agoEpic sold it, read the article. Its literally the subtitle
minus-squareRoot@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoIf you would have read the more than the subtitle, you would know that it was indeed Epic who did this.
minus-squareAlexWIWA@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoAdditionally they should have read the comment I was responding to
minus-squaredustyData@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoThey had more money than sense. Now they have no more money and Bandcamp wasn’t ever profitable.
lol, why’d they buy them then?
I imagine it’s because they wanted more music for Fortnite events. Probably wanted that Rocket League soundtrack clout
What are you talking about?
Epic isn’t the one laying people off, the owner of band camp is
I’m hypothesizing as to why epic bought it to begin with
Epic sold it, read the article. Its literally the subtitle
If you would have read the more than the subtitle, you would know that it was indeed Epic who did this.
Additionally they should have read the comment I was responding to
They had more money than sense. Now they have no more money and Bandcamp wasn’t ever profitable.