Another question, do you think they would eventually do away with selling CD's in the store, and just sell downloadable MP3's on line? They currently do this with a lot of software -- you just pay with a credit card and download away. If $18 is too much for a CD, what about a buck or two for only your favorite song -- make your own CD? FYI -- the Houston Public Library is experimenting with on-line books. You actually check them out, and read them on-line, using your library card. Something like 1500 books available. It will only let you view the pages so fast, so no printing or downloading. Are books in danger too? Will people soon just plug their PDA into the internet, download a book, magazine, song, and move on? ------------------ Stay Cool...
Hey! Look here! The Chronicle posted an Editorial on Napster, echoing the thoughts of many here. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/editorial/605151 ------------------ Stay Cool...
Yeah, but JayZ... you're missing the point. The public has been raked over by CD pricing. There aren't too many things I can think of that have quite the profit margin of the sale of 1 CD. Anywhere from $12-$20 and they cost what to make? ------------------ Just shut up and post
The fact that we still use CD's is sad. We should be able to download MP3 audio and play them wherever we want to using MP3 players. I'm seriously debating putting an MP3 player in my next car. Hopefully car MP3 players will be more popular by then. The only thing to worry about with MP3 players is memory prices. Hopefully we'll gravitate towards digital audio instead of CD's. It'd put a lot of storefronts out of business, though. Not to mention other "groups" that contribute to CD sales in some manner. ------------------ Just shut up and post
DoD -- You're forgetting about a major joy of buying music, and that is the "collectors" side. I buy CDs in large part because I enjoy collecting them. The cases, the covers, the liner notes...just to be able to say "here's my CD collection". Part of me wishes LPs were still around. They're just more of a collectors item. The less personal music gets, the less I'll be interested. I'm thrilled that the "minidisc" never seemed to take off. There's nothing better than cracking open the latest release from one of my favorite artists, cranking up the volume, and flipping through that CD booklet. ------------------ A little bit better than I used to be
Yes DC, I read that this morning. Very interesting editorial. The writer's thoughts on the "freedom" aspect of Napster definitely reflect many opinions in this thread, including my own. I know one thing: While channel surfing two nights ago, I ran across Mr. Moneygrubber himself, Lars Ulrich, hosting "The List" on VH1. I think it took me two nanoseconds to change the channel! ------------------ Bring It!! [This message has been edited by RocketMan Tex (edited July 18, 2000).]
Although I can't really relate to that, I can understand it. I don't have a "huge" collection of CD's (about 400+; I know others that have over 1500), but I wonder how many people are buying CD's for the "collector" factor. Some of the biggest selling groups/singers nowadays have fans that are under 16. I'm not sure whether they care about having a large number of CD's or just having the latest "Britney", "Christina", "BSB", or "N'Sync" songs on a CD to play over and over and over. All this being said, I think we're just seeing the beginnings of a digital media revolution. As soon as T1 speeds become more prevalent and compression schemes get even better, downloading music and playing them on your MP3 (or whatever) player will be the standard. ------------------ Just shut up and post
