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   Chris to sobriquet   
   Re: apple music   
   18 Apr 23 21:41:29   
   
   From: ithinkiam@gmail.com   
      
   sobriquet  wrote:   
   > On Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 7:41:04 AM UTC+2, Jolly Roger wrote:   
   >> On 2023-04-18, sobriquet  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> As expected the albums are missing from their music collection (making   
   >>> the claim of having 100 million tracks on offer somewhat doubtful).   
   >> Nah. It's not doubtful at all. Apple has never claimed to have every   
   >> album by every artist in their library.   
   >   
   > So what would be a realistic estimate of the percentage of music that has   
   been   
   > released in the past that is available through such streaming services   
   offering 100   
   > million tracks?   
   > More like 40% or more like 80%?   
      
   Is it even knowable? There's a huge amount of released music by small   
   independents all over the world. Much of it won't have been catalogued   
   either.   
      
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