From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2023-04-19, sobriquet  wrote:   
   > On Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 11:41:30 PM UTC+2, Chris wrote:   
   >> 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.   
   >   
   > Well, assuming that music released for commercial reasons is typically   
   > produced in larger quantities, you might pick some arbitrary minimal   
   > number like at least 500 copies being produced for sale (though   
   > perhaps these days with online distribution that has kind of changed   
   > compared to the past when albums were released on vinyl or cd).   
      
   Go ahead then. I'm not sure why you need to involve the rest of us in   
   your endeavor though, as this exercise seems to be a complete waste of   
   time.   
      
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