More specifically, the number of subscribers is probably already near maximum and each additional service serves only to reduce the net profits of all services.it doesn't look like something that can be fixed by more subscribers
In other words, a few of these are going to have to die but with Apple, Amazon, and Google in the ring the business strategy of the big 3 will almost certainly be to provide services that steal from other services while eating the losses. I tried the Amazon HD service and didn't like it, but just like I did with Tidal several years ago I left a detailed description of what I didn't like. I expect I'll go back to Google eventually once they drop a HD version.
It only has to happen once when you're young, broke, record stores are shutting down left and right, and you can hear that there's no point in buying MP3s. Then you hear about Pandora and realize that you never have to pay for music again. Then Spotify, then Tidal, and then here I am, zero owned music. They stole 300 CDs, it would take 25 years for that to be replaced at the price of a subscription and now I have WAY more music on hand.Does this happen a lot?
Honestly, I'm a bit surprised ANYONE is still buying music by album or by track. I did once, but I was OCONUS at the time and wanted to listen to the new album.