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I Built My Own Audio Player

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292 points nexo-v1 | 1 comments | 22 May 25 14:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source
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josefritzishere ◴[22 May 25 15:19 UTC] No.44062960[source]▶
It's interesting that most/all of the available tools for playing digital music, a well-known and very popular activity... suck. Do we think that's enshittification or product managers misunderstanding the market? In a normal universe one might otherwise expect it to be saturated with options.
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dylan604 ◴[22 May 25 15:44 UTC] No.44063194[source]▶
The enshitification was completed when they convinced us to no longer want to own our own copies of music but to perpetually rent access to their content.
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lukan ◴[22 May 25 16:05 UTC] No.44063417[source]▶
The latest Iteration I discovered 2 days ago, a audio service(via Amazon), where you have limited time for listening. So I get to listen to that new audiobook, but see my 10 h contingent decrease every second I listen. Creates a new vibe for me.
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dylan604 ◴[22 May 25 16:24 UTC] No.44063601[source]▶
Libraries had the same count down, but it just wasn't in your face. If you returned a book after the agreed time, they charged you late fees. These guys just cut off access to it. They should have a late fee equivalent where you can extend the time without having to pay the full rental rate again.
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1. lukan ◴[22 May 25 18:00 UTC] No.44064805[source]▶
Maybe I was not clear, but the counter only ran while it was playing.

That is something completely different to me, as it limits replaying.

Having access for 14 days lile a boo kwould be something very different and more OK with me. But limiting the act of playing that audio itself has a new quality for me.