Pxtl@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoAbout half of Bandcamp employees have been laid offwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square87linkfedilinkarrow-up1613arrow-down19
arrow-up1604arrow-down1external-linkAbout half of Bandcamp employees have been laid offwww.theverge.comPxtl@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square87linkfedilink
minus-squareChaotic Entropy@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-22 years agoBuying and “streamlining” is a pretty common practice, yeah. Epic Songtradr bought them for the tech and userbase, not for their employees.
minus-squareArthur@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoThe layoffs are related to the sale of Bandcamp to Songtradr. https://variety.com/2023/music/news/bandcamps-layoffs-songtradr-1235758123/
minus-squareChaotic Entropy@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoI’d forgotten who was selling to who, thanks.
Buying and “streamlining” is a pretty common practice, yeah.
EpicSongtradr bought them for the tech and userbase, not for their employees.The layoffs are related to the sale of Bandcamp to Songtradr.
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/bandcamps-layoffs-songtradr-1235758123/
I’d forgotten who was selling to who, thanks.