Pxtl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoAbout half of Bandcamp employees have been laid offwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1626arrow-down19cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnews@radiation.partyhackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1617arrow-down1external-linkAbout half of Bandcamp employees have been laid offwww.theverge.comPxtl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square90fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnews@radiation.partyhackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.party
minus-squareChaotic EntropylinkfedilinkEnglish15•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-square@Arthur@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglish5•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 EntropylinkfedilinkEnglish2•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.