Apple's Music Store - The Future of Music


Apple just launched it's on-line music service this week, selling tunes at $0.99 a piece. Here's an article about the service from today's Globe and Mail, which is a Canadian national newspaper: http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030507.wbmath0507/BNStory/Business.

If major labels put more and more focus on these web-based services, will there come a day when CD's, SACD's, LP's, etc. will no longer be available? Since I question the quality of MP3 and PC-burned disks, how will the audiophile market be served?
mghcanuck

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Dmcewan, I meant to put a question mark after "The Future of Music", to indicate my wondering what the future of music storage/reproduction holds for those of us who look for quality. I have very little interest in burning, ripping, MP3's and so on. I spend most of the working day in front of a PC and try to avoid computers at all cost the rest of the time.

Agonanon, I will have to take the time to read the thread you kindly linked in your post. Thanks. I agree that it's a dubious assumption that there will be widespread demand for high quality digital/on-line music formats. Although Bomarc makes a good point about the long-rumoured demise of LP's.

(G&M was THE national paper in Cda until the National Post was launched a few years ago, although I've personally more or less ignored the existence of the latter)