Ten years later, and Beatport -- now owned by the same company that runs Mystery Land and other festivals -- is reportedly set to relaunch as a streaming site. While it might seem like the site is entering an already busy market, and leaving the DJs high and dry, it's not actually as bold a move as that. Beatport Pro will live on and continue to sell individual tracks, while Beatport.com will serve up the same (and mostly independent) ad-supported electronic music to the non-DJing crowd. The ones that likely attend the parent company's events where the DJs are playing it. In effect, Beatport it capitalizing on its existing audience, rather than trying to claim too much of anyone else's. With the likes of Spotify having had its toes dipped in the DJ waters for some time now, it's a wonder it took Beatport so long.

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