Posted by Justin on 12/09/05 20:08

Goro wrote on [9 Dec 2005 11:06:11 -0800]:
>
> Justin wrote:
>> Goro wrote on [9 Dec 2005 09:06:16 -0800]:
>> >
>> > Black Locust wrote:
>> >> In article <b3rhp1de7j86gbc9tvupc7tgs7mef5frao@4ax.com>,
>> >> Allan <Spamstillsucks@buffyandkantica22arestillbrianlamb.org> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > On Thu, 08 Dec 2005 17:03:29 -0800, Walter Traprock
>> >> > <wetraprock@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > >Yep, DVD is dead. When they announced that they were developing a NEW
>> >> > >system, DVD became dead. Everything newer is better. Cutting edge
>> >> > >kills the standard. BEYOND cutting edge is so obviously better, that
>> >> > >DVD has been rendered useless. I've thrown all my DVDs in the trash. I
>> >> > >hope the NEW system has better copy protection, because I want MY copies
>> >> > >protected. dvd, you see, is now dead.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > CD's killed Cassettes/LP's.
>> >>
>> >> Major hole in your timeline here. DVD-A/SACD failed to kill CD. As far
>> >> as audio formats goes, the train has stopped at CDs. The same could very
>> >> likely apply to DVDs for the video world.
>> >
>> > iPod is killing CD sales (well, that and insane DRM placed on CDs).
>>
>> Why people buy crappy sounding lossy files for the same price they'd pay
>> for a CD I don't know.
>
> Who said they PAID for the mp3??? :)

iTunes is the 7th highest sales point for music. Behind Best buy,
Amazon, FYE, and a few others.

[Back to original message]