▲ 112 ▼ Bandcamp reportedly lays off almost all engineers (bsky.app) submitted 4 months ago by AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space to c/bandcamp@piefed.social 13 comments fedilink hide all child comments So far, there’s only a BlueSky post from someone claiming to be one of the laid-off engineers, but if confirmed, it doesn’t bode well.
[–] suff@piefed.social 6 points 4 months ago (4 children) But bandcamp will stay? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] zikzak025@lemmy.world 30 points 4 months ago (3 children) Who knows. This sounds like one of those moves a company makes before looking to sell themselves off to the highest bidder. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space [S] 11 points 4 months ago If they’re eliminating almost all engineers, they’d be selling it for scrap, rather than as a going concern. Perhaps as AI training data to some techbros wanting to build a slop machine. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago I though layoff happen by the new orders rather than the orevious owner laying off then a new company buy it permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnchoriteMagus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago If they're sold, it'll be a Songtradr decision. Bandcamp has never been independently owned. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zikzak025@lemmy.world 30 points 4 months ago (3 children) Who knows. This sounds like one of those moves a company makes before looking to sell themselves off to the highest bidder. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space [S] 11 points 4 months ago If they’re eliminating almost all engineers, they’d be selling it for scrap, rather than as a going concern. Perhaps as AI training data to some techbros wanting to build a slop machine. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago I though layoff happen by the new orders rather than the orevious owner laying off then a new company buy it permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnchoriteMagus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago If they're sold, it'll be a Songtradr decision. Bandcamp has never been independently owned. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space [S] 11 points 4 months ago If they’re eliminating almost all engineers, they’d be selling it for scrap, rather than as a going concern. Perhaps as AI training data to some techbros wanting to build a slop machine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago I though layoff happen by the new orders rather than the orevious owner laying off then a new company buy it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnchoriteMagus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago If they're sold, it'll be a Songtradr decision. Bandcamp has never been independently owned. permalink fedilink source parent