businessweek.com— Does anyone really think that consumers could buy 800 million more DVDs, worth $10 billion or more, without cutting back on some other entertainment spending?
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I bought in the past 5 years around 3-4 CDs and 1 DVD, not because i don't want to pay but because they don't sell what i want. I think digital is the way to go but i don't want to lose the "album experience". That would be like seeing only the scenes you like from a movie.They should sell the whole album for $5.
I don't listen to mainstream music so I don't buy those albums. Most of the music I like is only released on Vinyl/digital format (mp3,wav,etc). So I either buy it like that or I buy dj mixes.
CDs always had one or two good songs in them, never stopped anyone from buying them. And most people don't know the difference between good and bad music. The real reason for poor cd sales is efficientcy! .. I have an iPod, a laptop and a hard-drive music player (in my car) I don't want to spend 6 min. ripping a CD to make an MP3 file. I just want to listen to the song now. So if Steve Jobs can give me a song (or album for that matter) to listen to NOW.. I'll buy it. OTX Research conducted the first "Worldwide Internet Piracy Study" (PDF: <a class="user" href="http://www.obs.coe.int/online_publication/reports/otx_piracy.pdf">http://www.obs.coe.int/online_publication/reports/otx_piracy.pdf</a> ) and reached simillar conclusion. People want to enjoy their entertainment now - today, with as little hastle as posible. They would rather not brake the law, but don't want to wait months for a DVD to come out or have to deal with converting hard-copy media to digital media.
@diggdugg: I'm sorry, I had no idea that people "discovered" music thru illegal downloading, I suppose that way would make total sense....then you go buy the CD/legally DL to satisfy further interest. I've always discovered my music thru friends and free listening websites...ie yahoo music....myspace etc. If I liked it or it came highly recommended I would go pirate it. Or if I cant find it that way (I usually can) i would legally download it. I just dont think of owning the legal copy as that big a deal (the means are not as important as the end). To support the artist I go to concerts....which I dont really think of as "supporting" its just a great time and I love concerts. Actually I think of buying a CD now as a negative thing...I try to avoid it at all cost....I blame digg and their anti RIAA articles :P....I feel like I'm giving up and giving in when I buy a CD. PS The Clash is awesome and you totally got me interested in this "Wire" show now....what Network is it on?
this articles perspective is so flawed. His initial points involve pointing out how DVD players and sales are up over the past 5 years. This is the time when the full transition was made from VCR's - off course the sale of DVD players went up. No mention of the increased sales of mp3 players (which imply people are listening to more music). The CD is just a medium on it's way out. I don't care what that "study" says. I don't believe people listen to music less frequently - walk around manhattan for 10 mins. Every other person has an iPod (that's probably an understatement). Go to your local gym - only a couple of years ago it would be some people had headphones on. Now I'd say 90% of people have some sort of mp3 player on them. Those points aside, this guy doesn't even stay consistent. He points out how the stocks of entertainment companies haven't gone up as much compared to the rest of the market, but then in the next breath is citing how time spent on entertainment has gone up overall. What is this guys point? If this guy submitted this to a high school english class, the teacher would tear this apart. I understand he's trying to say CD sales are down because people are spending their money on other entertainment products, but he jumps all over the place and cites things that are completely irrelevant. Did he just bring up stock performance so his editor would allow this in Business Week? It seriously looks like he wrote this in 10 mins.No wonder studies show people listening to music less. We are all wasting our time reading crap like this.
I love listening to entire CDs while trying to fall asleep. I usually just rip CD's onto my computer, I don't notice an extreme difference. Most of the CDs I have I enjoy more then 75% of the songs on them. I have never pirated much music, but I will admit to buying CDs because of 1 or 2 tacks.I do have to agree that mainstream music sucks more then ever but I seem to be buying more music then ever, most of which is from the 2000's (6 disks in the past month, I am running out of money).
This is not only about supply and demand it also is about resource allocation and choice. There are so many competing entertainment vehicles out there which do you choose. Which do you borrow, beg or buy or 'listen to' on the new devices/consoles you just picked up?The music is really not that great these days and so grab a free sample and you're done. The paycheck also doesn't go as far as it used to. Whats the best bang for the buck?<a class="user" href="http://philly5113.blogspot.com">http://philly5113.blogspot.com</a>
puesiMay 30, 2007
I bought in the past 5 years around 3-4 CDs and 1 DVD, not because i don't want to pay but because they don't sell what i want. I think digital is the way to go but i don't want to lose the "album experience". That would be like seeing only the scenes you like from a movie.They should sell the whole album for $5.
sabachMay 30, 2007
@buck Dugg up for Wolfmother
getliquifiedMay 30, 2007
I don't listen to mainstream music so I don't buy those albums. Most of the music I like is only released on Vinyl/digital format (mp3,wav,etc). So I either buy it like that or I buy dj mixes.
poogy21May 30, 2007
CDs always had one or two good songs in them, never stopped anyone from buying them. And most people don't know the difference between good and bad music. The real reason for poor cd sales is efficientcy! .. I have an iPod, a laptop and a hard-drive music player (in my car) I don't want to spend 6 min. ripping a CD to make an MP3 file. I just want to listen to the song now. So if Steve Jobs can give me a song (or album for that matter) to listen to NOW.. I'll buy it. OTX Research conducted the first "Worldwide Internet Piracy Study" (PDF: <a class="user" href="http://www.obs.coe.int/online_publication/reports/otx_piracy.pdf">http://www.obs.coe.int/online_publication/reports/otx_piracy.pdf</a> ) and reached simillar conclusion. People want to enjoy their entertainment now - today, with as little hastle as posible. They would rather not brake the law, but don't want to wait months for a DVD to come out or have to deal with converting hard-copy media to digital media.
schabrat14May 30, 2007
@diggdugg: I'm sorry, I had no idea that people "discovered" music thru illegal downloading, I suppose that way would make total sense....then you go buy the CD/legally DL to satisfy further interest. I've always discovered my music thru friends and free listening websites...ie yahoo music....myspace etc. If I liked it or it came highly recommended I would go pirate it. Or if I cant find it that way (I usually can) i would legally download it. I just dont think of owning the legal copy as that big a deal (the means are not as important as the end). To support the artist I go to concerts....which I dont really think of as "supporting" its just a great time and I love concerts. Actually I think of buying a CD now as a negative thing...I try to avoid it at all cost....I blame digg and their anti RIAA articles :P....I feel like I'm giving up and giving in when I buy a CD. PS The Clash is awesome and you totally got me interested in this "Wire" show now....what Network is it on?
fenderolp2May 31, 2007
this articles perspective is so flawed. His initial points involve pointing out how DVD players and sales are up over the past 5 years. This is the time when the full transition was made from VCR's - off course the sale of DVD players went up. No mention of the increased sales of mp3 players (which imply people are listening to more music). The CD is just a medium on it's way out. I don't care what that "study" says. I don't believe people listen to music less frequently - walk around manhattan for 10 mins. Every other person has an iPod (that's probably an understatement). Go to your local gym - only a couple of years ago it would be some people had headphones on. Now I'd say 90% of people have some sort of mp3 player on them. Those points aside, this guy doesn't even stay consistent. He points out how the stocks of entertainment companies haven't gone up as much compared to the rest of the market, but then in the next breath is citing how time spent on entertainment has gone up overall. What is this guys point? If this guy submitted this to a high school english class, the teacher would tear this apart. I understand he's trying to say CD sales are down because people are spending their money on other entertainment products, but he jumps all over the place and cites things that are completely irrelevant. Did he just bring up stock performance so his editor would allow this in Business Week? It seriously looks like he wrote this in 10 mins.No wonder studies show people listening to music less. We are all wasting our time reading crap like this.
addicted68098Jun 4, 2007
I love listening to entire CDs while trying to fall asleep. I usually just rip CD's onto my computer, I don't notice an extreme difference. Most of the CDs I have I enjoy more then 75% of the songs on them. I have never pirated much music, but I will admit to buying CDs because of 1 or 2 tacks.I do have to agree that mainstream music sucks more then ever but I seem to be buying more music then ever, most of which is from the 2000's (6 disks in the past month, I am running out of money).
lateralusJun 4, 2007
tool only puts out once every 4-5 years.
marrstuFeb 8, 2008
Buy stuff online.
philly5113May 25, 2009
This is not only about supply and demand it also is about resource allocation and choice. There are so many competing entertainment vehicles out there which do you choose. Which do you borrow, beg or buy or 'listen to' on the new devices/consoles you just picked up?The music is really not that great these days and so grab a free sample and you're done. The paycheck also doesn't go as far as it used to. Whats the best bang for the buck?<a class="user" href="http://philly5113.blogspot.com">http://philly5113.blogspot.com</a>