Post by escape on Aug 2, 2004 7:08:30 GMT 1
Lots of people are predicting that legal downloading (iTunes, iPods, etc) will eventually bring about the end of cds and music stores. I saw something on the news about it a few days ago, read about it in Entertainment Weekly recently, and saw sthg in the Sunday Times where Pete Tong was saying the same thing.
What do you lot think??
I think it's much to do about nothing. I know there will be some ppl who will embrace downloading and never buy another cd again. But I think there are enough ppl who like having a physical music collection and enough others who don't have a computer or hi-speed net connection for cds to totally go away. The two will co-exist together. I remember about 5 years ago I kept hearing about how the internet was going to bring about the end of the newstand and that no one would ever buy a newspaper or magazine again - and that hasn't happened!! Same with cds... I think they're here to stay.
What do you lot think??
I think it's much to do about nothing. I know there will be some ppl who will embrace downloading and never buy another cd again. But I think there are enough ppl who like having a physical music collection and enough others who don't have a computer or hi-speed net connection for cds to totally go away. The two will co-exist together. I remember about 5 years ago I kept hearing about how the internet was going to bring about the end of the newstand and that no one would ever buy a newspaper or magazine again - and that hasn't happened!! Same with cds... I think they're here to stay.
