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- anderzole, on 06/15/2009, -2/+53Hasn't Apple been the nations largest music seller for a few months now?
- mogebier, on 06/15/2009, -1/+45I get all my music from an Amish Speed Metal Polka Band I let live in a shed in my back yard.
Their music is better than 90% of the garbage the music industry puts out anyway. - inactive, on 06/15/2009, -0/+41I remember Sam Goody charging me 18.95 for a ***** CD
- mgill3, on 06/15/2009, -0/+281. Record
2. 8-Track
3. Cassette
4. CD
5. Digital Download
Although SanDisk is trying but will fail on the idea of buying albums on micro SD cards... - sockpuppets, on 06/15/2009, -6/+29Only if you're on reddit. Here at digg we like our news like we like our wines...
- ninetimes, on 06/15/2009, -0/+18I think almost a year now, but I may be remembering incorrectly. Anyway, the point of the article wasn't that Apple was #1, but that chain stores (brick-and-morter) that sell CDs are pretty much dead. There are some boutique record stores here and there, but those are just as much for the people who will actually buy vinyl because it's cool.
The worst part: “The death of the CD and the sort of shrinking of record labels makes it a lot harder for small acts and even for mid-level acts to get their music out,”
Bull. The Internet makes "getting stuff out there" much easier all around, and has lots of instances where a minor act makes it big because of a Youtube video or MySpace page. It just makes it harder for record companies to make a small act big. - derektherock42, on 06/15/2009, -0/+15iTunes Store music isn't copy-protected either. You can burn as many CDs as you like or put your music on a Zune if you want.
- jrm125, on 06/15/2009, -3/+18I'm still an LP guy at heart.
- robosexy, on 06/15/2009, -3/+17You guys remember visiting Music Plus and The Warehouse, or Sam Goody? They're almost all gone in LA.
I remember being excited as hell. Once inside, I'd forget why I visited the store and would instead make an impulse buy of a tape (that's right, an analog cassette) that had only 2 familiar songs, but since I couldn't pick and choose songs and fast forwarding was a bitch, I learned to love the entire album...the idea of buying songs from home, individually and from a gigantic library, was beyond my imagination/fantasy. - derektherock42, on 06/15/2009, -2/+13Digital is flawless except for one problem: it's not tangible. I like my music to be tangible, to be able to hold my music in my hand and say "This is "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd". Other than that, I love digital music more than any other kind.
By the way, this is really old news. They've been number one since last September at the latest - bbliss17, on 06/15/2009, -2/+13I thought TPB was?
- MrDoug, on 06/15/2009, -1/+9I remember reading peoples comments a few years ago (2002-ish) about how this would be the next in a long line of failures for Apple. Funny how that works, eh?
- yikiad, on 06/15/2009, -1/+9i miss the artwork and sleeves especially.
- bdbr, on 06/15/2009, -0/+8iTunes was the #1 reseller in January 2008, when the iPhone was in its infancy (and if I recall correctly, couldn't directly purchase iTunes music):
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2008/04/apple-pa ... - D14852001neko, on 06/15/2009, -0/+7I'm like you, but for the artwork and booklets.
- byjove, on 06/15/2009, -0/+7Virgin closing is more the news than iTunes marketshare. They've been number one in the US since April of last year. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7329886.stm
- Yarkz, on 06/15/2009, -0/+7It's just not the same...
- gimmeslack12, on 06/15/2009, -2/+9Sosumi.
- ninetimes, on 06/15/2009, -0/+7Music from iTunes and Amazon aren't copy protected, either.
- TheMu, on 06/15/2009, -2/+9Here's the problem:
MP3s aren't worth paying for. Digital downloads have been rising only because the music industry hasn't been listening to consumers and starting to drop their $18-a-CD *****.
Also, listen to independent music. Not only is it cheaper, but it's not afraid to take risks, something the Big Four have been extremely reluctant to do for a while ("herp derp let's sign bands that sound exactly the same because we know people will pay for their albums"). - MacParrot, on 06/15/2009, -0/+6and I dislike beets
- redfan, on 06/15/2009, -0/+6I admit that I do sometimes miss the artwork and lyrics, but honestly, with rare exception I listen to music while doing one of three things--driving, running, or working on my computer. Not really the best time to be thumbing through a booklet.
I've got entire racks full of CDs, but between the convenience of MP3s and MP3 players, and the reduced prices (especially some of the sales at Amazon.com), and the fact that I don't have to buy anymore racks, I prefer digital these days. - heyimfromreddit, on 06/16/2009, -0/+5Who the hell can't afford 99 cents for a song? Back when I was a kid it cost about £3-4 ($6-7) for a CD single. You kids today think everything should be free or ridiculously cheap.
Get a job. - kefkaantakrist, on 06/15/2009, -0/+5I have no idea what the 6th music distribution media is going to be, but the 7th music distribution media will be Styx and Stones.
- appleofdischord, on 06/16/2009, -1/+6Can I get a demo of that?
- superkendall, on 06/15/2009, -1/+6I wouldn't say that is true because plenty of people buy whole albums on iTunes.
The album is not dead. What is dead is a few good songs surrounded by filler that poses as an album. Good albums are doing just fine thanks, even online. - MacHarborGuy, on 06/15/2009, -0/+5just say "iPod". they were gaining huge ground WELL before the iPod Touch and iPhone.
- BossKey, on 06/15/2009, -1/+6That's not "extremely weak copy protection," its technically just "watermarking."
They aren't copy-protected at all. - leif77, on 06/15/2009, -1/+6While they may be a terrible band... I heard that Panic At The Disco weren't together for very long before Pete Wentz got ahold of their music online and signed em... Something like that couldn't have happened even 10 years ago... I, personally, think that's awesome...
- inactive, on 06/15/2009, -0/+4There's an entire generation of kids growing up right now that have never bought a music album. Buying music is like the record or cassette tape of the previous generations. And film/television is almost there as well.
- BlueDjinn, on 06/16/2009, -0/+4They've actually been #1 in the U.S. for over a year now:
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2008/04/apple-pa ...
Actually, what's interesting to me is that they don't appear to have increased their lead much *since* then--from 19% to 20% in over a year. They seem to have plateaued, at least for the moment... - ekula, on 06/15/2009, -0/+4Although yes perhaps, at least it is cited at the top of the article:
Anthony Mason
cbsnews - itsmikey, on 06/15/2009, -1/+5This has been a long time coming.
- NathanCH, on 06/15/2009, -0/+4I wonder if a subscription model will come out soon. Then again, I prefer to own my music, not rent it.
- MacParrot, on 06/16/2009, -0/+4Well it's probably illegal to have sex with it in certain areas of the US...
- bdbr, on 06/15/2009, -0/+4Well the music you buy isn't lossless, so technically it isn't "flawless".
Anyone's ability to actually hear the difference really depends on a number of factors, bitrate being a big one. Fortunately most sites have progressed to 192kbps or (usually) higher.
I think the downside of buying digital is that you're really depending on the reseller doing a good job of encoding the music, and I doubt any of them are putting a great deal of thought into it - they probably just follow some canned process. - inactive, on 06/15/2009, -1/+4No the music industry maimed it.
Then Games, DVDs, internet etc compounded it.
It's not dead, it wont die but It's not in the same place it was in the 70's there is just a lot more competition for disposable income now - cthellis, on 06/15/2009, -0/+3[Insert accusation of fanboyism]
- kev0476, on 06/15/2009, -0/+3plagiarism |ˈplājəˌrizəm|
noun
the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. - Wolfboy, on 06/15/2009, -0/+3It was not plagiarized. The blogger didn't claim to have written it.
But he did copy it.
Did he have permission to copy it? Dunno.
On a related note: msaleem violated Digg's Terms of Use by linking to that blog instead of to CBS, the original source. - Shaymojack, on 06/15/2009, -0/+3I think he meant for iTunes.
- mogebier, on 06/16/2009, -0/+3Go steal it from the Internet.
- MacParrot, on 06/15/2009, -0/+3[Insert angry Apple apologetic retort]
- shark72, on 06/15/2009, -0/+3Wal-Mart is #3 or #4 -- they fight with Target for dominance in the brick-and-mortar space. An educated guess is that they're about 5% of the overall retail market. Of course this number is much larger if you don't count online stores.
- xGuerrillaRadio, on 06/15/2009, -0/+3Sir, I believe you forgot wax cylinders before records.
- kefkaantakrist, on 06/15/2009, -0/+3It's only a flaw if you enjoy the music less because it isn't lossless. I don't notice the difference.
/my opinion. - cthellis, on 06/15/2009, -0/+3What about bears or Battlestar Galactica?
- MScrip, on 06/15/2009, -0/+2Right... and the 20,000,000 iPhones and iPod Touches only made iTunes an even bigger monster.
Kill it with fire! - AutomaticTLC, on 06/15/2009, -0/+2Considering Wal-Mart downsized their stock of CDs to make more room for DVDs and video games, I think its safe to say they're suffering just as badly as other physical retail places when it comes to the sale of music.
- MasterGrief, on 06/16/2009, -0/+2And foil cylinders before that. And paper player instrument (like piano) rolls before *that*.
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