Samsung, Google and Spotify Have Considered Buying Tidal: Report

[boskey]

It'd be kinda hilarious if after all this music revolution, change the game forever, ownership talk they sold out to the first corporate offer they received and the whole thing was revealed as just another quick money grab

Called it on day one. It was always a quick flip, Jay Z wanted his own Apple/Beats deal like Dre got

 

[Eye Cue DA COLI GAWD]

Sit back and watch how Jay Z stans try to turn this into a win.

What a complete waste of time those stans spent trying to anoint this as some sort of brilliant and innovative music app.

Jay Z a clown and amatuer business man.

 

[No1]

Called it on day one. It was always a quick flip, Jay Z wanted his own Apple/Beats deal like Dre got

No, I doubt it. That's not how Jay does business. All his business investments have always been long term. He invested in the Nets for like a decade before he flipped those shares and that was only when he got into Sports Management. Rocawear, Ace of Spaces, 40-40, the advertising company, the labels, clothing brands, etc. Dude has never done a quick flip.

If anything, Samsung would get a substantial minority share and it into its default application which makes sense. The artists would gain from the move though because it means they would get twice of what they invested. I just don't see it though, if you use Tidal it has his fingerprints all over it. But to really compete he needs for it to be the default Samsung application.

Second, it would make no sense to acquire Tidal without Jay Z and the minority owners being involved because they all control their masters. Why would they give Tidal exclusives if they no longer own it? Buying Tidal out without keeping all of those investors on board does not make financial sense. You would lose all the exclusives. People need to start critically thinking instead of accepting every article as true.

 

[boskey]

No, I doubt it. That's not how Jay does business. All his business investments have always been long term. He invested in the Nets for like a decade before he flipped those shares and that was only when he got into Sports Management. Rocawear, Ace of Spaces, 40-40, the advertising company, the labels, clothing brands, etc. Dude has never done a quick flip.

I guess it depends on you definition of "long term" 10 years in hip hop is long time, but in business you could argue its a quick flip. Tidal is Jay Z's first tech venture, in the tech industry companies get bought and sold much quicker...

 

[The Emperor]

The flip

 

[RAW_SPK]

Flip game proper

100M's aint enough yet though

 

[-DMP-]

No, I doubt it. That's not how Jay does business. All his business investments have always been long term. He invested in the Nets for like a decade before he flipped those shares and that was only when he got into Sports Management. Rocawear, Ace of Spaces, 40-40, the advertising company, the labels, clothing brands, etc. Dude has never done a quick flip.

If anything, Samsung would get a substantial minority share and it into its default application which makes sense. The artists would gain from the move though because it means they would get twice of what they invested. I just don't see it though, if you use Tidal it has his fingerprints all over it. But to really compete he needs for it to be the default Samsung application.

Second, it would make no sense to acquire Tidal without Jay Z and the minority owners being involved because they all control their masters. Why would they give Tidal exclusives if they no longer own it? Buying Tidal out without keeping all of those investors on board does not make financial sense. You would lose all the exclusives. People need to start critically thinking instead of accepting every article as true.

BarNone?

 

[The Midnight Marauder]

It was always going to be a flip. Jay can't afford to keep Tidal running, the operating expenses are too high. Music Licensing fees alone are $1 Billion a year, and theyre gonna get WAY higher here soon. Basically Jay built up the Tidal brand for a year, and will probably double his money off of it.

He got in the market too late. Dre beat him to the punch.

 

[New Username]

Jay is going to partner with Samsung the same way Dre/Iovine did with Apple for Beats Audio

 

[The Midnight Marauder]

No, I doubt it. That's not how Jay does business. All his business investments have always been long term. He invested in the Nets for like a decade before he flipped those shares and that was only when he got into Sports Management. Rocawear, Ace of Spaces, 40-40, the advertising company, the labels, clothing brands, etc. Dude has never done a quick flip.

If anything, Samsung would get a substantial minority share and it into its default application which makes sense. The artists would gain from the move though because it means they would get twice of what they invested. I just don't see it though, if you use Tidal it has his fingerprints all over it. But to really compete he needs for it to be the default Samsung application.

Second, it would make no sense to acquire Tidal without Jay Z and the minority owners being involved because they all control their masters. Why would they give Tidal exclusives if they no longer own it? Buying Tidal out without keeping all of those investors on board does not make financial sense. You would lose all the exclusives. People need to start critically thinking instead of accepting every article as true.

You don't understand how the game works my G.

Music Streaming services are a long term investment at this point. NONE of the companies are making profit off of it yet, and it'll probably be a decade from now until they finally break even. Streaming companies lose hundreds of millions of dollars a year, but the general consensus is that once the market matures, the profits will be huge. This is why so much money is invested into them.

Jay and all his minority owners can't afford to keep Tidal running on their own. You've gotta put up a billion a year just to have the streaming licences for all the major label's music. That's why only huge companies like Apple, Google and Amazon are staying afloat. They can lose a billion dollars and be straight. Spotify has billions invested in them from places like Goldman Sachs, they'll be straight too. Pandora and SoundCloud are bigger services than Tidal, and theyre trying to sell off too. When the streaming market settles, there's only gonna be a handful of big companies in the game. Similar to the Cell Phone and Cable industry.

 

[The Midnight Marauder]

Jay is going to partner with Samsung the same way Dre/Iovine did with Apple for Beats Audio

But for waaaaaayyyyy less money.

 

[JayGatsby]

the fact that huge companies have eyes on it tells u jay is doin the right thing

 

[Harry B]

Need one of Tim Cook laughing.

"One million? I went diamond in 6 months bytch"

It's not that hard when it's preinstalled on all iPhones, iPads and MacBooks.

The weakest cats are Microsoft, dudes really don't give a fukk about anything but their corporate solutions and xbox. They've missed too many technology trends in the past 15 years or delivered wack products.

 

[New Username]

But for waaaaaayyyyy less money.

Jay better take a senior role if they acquire tidal. Roc nation x Samsung/Tidal. A lot of funding for artists, Ye might be able to acquire some more money to get out of debt.

 

[DigitalDopeman]

It was always going to be a flip. Jay can't afford to keep Tidal running, the operating expenses are too high. Music Licensing fees alone are $1 Billion a year, and theyre gonna get WAY higher here soon. Basically Jay built up the Tidal brand for a year, and will probably double his money off of it.

He got in the market too late. Dre beat him to the punch.

how u know what another nikka can afford bruh?