End of the line (independent Qobuz multiplatform client killed by Qobuz)

20 days ago by abc to c/linux

A native, extinct now, full-featured hi-fi Qobuz desktop player for Linux, macOS & Win, with fast, bit-perfect audio playback. - vicrodh/qbz
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panda_abyss 11 points 20 days ago

This is a bummer, I really like Qobuz but do not like using the web player, which doesn’t give me native controls or an easy workflow.

The Qobuz Mac client is kind of a hot mess, and Linux is missing. It would be nice if they’d hire passionate devs like this to work on improving the situation. I’m sure it would be a great synergy.

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Malcolm 11 points 20 days ago

That's what baffles me in this kind of situation. The dev basically did their job for them, and now they're leaving happy paying Linux subscribers out in the cold. Just hire the clearly passionate and talented developer and make the product offering that much better!

Now when I look for Qobuz apps for Linux, all I'm seeing are weird little download utilities to essentially steal music from the service. Gabe Newell sure had it right.

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Malcolm 2 points 20 days ago

I'm curious what it'll mean for this one: https://openrepos.net/...

Says it's built on a qbz-qobuz rust library, so if that's from the same qbz developer and the library got pulled, it'll make things difficult moving forward for them.

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