I dont know how Tidal and Qobuz competes in Europe but i suspect once Qobuz starts up in North America and offers a slight better interface, audiophiles will flock over. Ive been using Tidal for a few months and even though i can play MQA on one DAC, its not worth the inconvenience to play through a desktop/laptop. Tidal MQA library is horribly lacking, difficult to search and recommend tracks have nothing to do with my play history. I hope Qobuz doesnt have that superficial limitation of requiring a windoes/mac os. From what i can tell mpd and upmpdcli have the support for Qobuz hires.
Again, the only MQA game in town is tidal, and tidals MQA library is weak. Yes there are other ways to get MQA, but they are even lessor known.
I signed up to a streaming service for three reasons, first not all music are making their ways CD and Vinyl. Second, cd and vinyl prices have increased, yea you can still find good prices. Third, convenience, guests can play practically any song they want and I can listen to that song i heard on the radio that night. With Best Buy halting CDs sales, there are few places to buy music other than online, and im sure CDs sales in general will continue to slow down.