TIDAL - Lossless music streaming service, backed by Jay Z

According to CNBCnow, Apple is in talks to acquire TIDAL. 😳

This really feels like an elaborate April Fools Joke! I am a long term user of Spotify, Pandora and have personally worked at Saavn (India's version of Spotify), the streaming services have done a great job at putting the music out there. The labels on the other hand fleece the artists, the consumers and streaming companies. My respect for Jay Z's intelligence has taken a nosedive since this debacle has started. I am really hoping its an April Fools Joke and we will all have a good laugh tomorrow.

Wont exclusively releasing music on Tidal increase piracy? It seems like if something is only on Tidal and you want to hear it, you are now forced to find another way to find the song.

HOV RULES EVERYTHING AROUND ME. HOV VOICE: HAHAAAAAAA

"We are looking at the 70s where the artists were the icons. And now the icon elements are the tech companies, that think artists are products. Artists are not products" - Daft Punk

Mark my word: HA

I like the look of this but I'm not going to provide my card details to a new service I'm most likely to forget next month. I'll keep an eye on this one though...

I know that they didn't launch in the best way but I don't get why more people aren't loving their product. They show video and audio (beats Spotify), you can play playlists, individual songs, or whole albums (beats Pandora), and it competes heads up with Apple - just varying portfolio (TIDAL had ALL of Prince's catalogue). Either way, if he sells...I hope it's to Samsung and not Apple...

JD Here, I have used the product for quite some time, in beta, then after launch, then I dropped it, then the Jay-Z et al partnership, picked it up, used it for a while then dropped it again, then picked it up again with a student discount, then dropped it, and now I'm back on it again. All in all the product has improved with each subsequent use. The biggest draw by far being the HiFi audio quality. Even on basic equipment like beats or car stereos there is really no comparison between Tidal and competitors in terms of quality. Unfortunately you do sacrifice consistency with the lossless streaming (poor connection = bad user experience), but the value of the product is clear to even the most novice of listeners. I was worried the Jay-Z connection would weaken the product and fill it up with "content" read: ads. While the latter has happened, they've managed to do a good job of keeping the promo content relevant to artists and strictly on the homepage and in marketing comms. I'd recommend the product to anyone who likes to listen to the same music a lot as they stand to gain the most by listening to lossless quality read: more to hear. TLDR: Great streaming quality, Above average UX, Relevant content, Yes some hype but merited.

This is a really great product and the subscribers are treated so well. Ive been to several TIDAL sponsored events and they are top notch.

Pros:

Live concerts, sound quality, customer service

Cons:

sometimes it lags