Assuming Airplay gets upgraded (as discussed before, that’s a big if) to support high res then that can make up the gap with Spotify connect for most people I imagine (other people can comment on if this is true).
Obviously Roon is much prettier and for a lot of people, with massive libraries, it’s the only real option.
It’s the people in the middle that are less certain. If you can upload your files where they aren’t on the service, you get high res and airplay can allow for that lossless quality, do you switch?
Given Qobuz has talked on their stream before about being unable to lower their prices (they were asked) because they are as low as they can go without losing money, I am assuming that they won’t lower their prices. Their download subscription is unique but their app is pretty rough and they are now very expensive.
Tidal will lower their hifi tier (CD) but I would assume they won’t cut their master tier completely. They’ll argue that it’s unique, cut the price slightly perhaps but not eliminate.
In the world above Roon is the most compelling software but their dependency on these subscriptions can make it difficult I feel for people in the middle.