SACD may live, but I don't think it will replace consumer CDs for the same reasons mentioned above. At best, I think they'll be able to win over the audiophile market. They may win a larger market, but I don't see that happening for years...maybe decades.
Sony owns many major record labels...their own, Columbia, CBS, Capitol(?), etc. They certainly have a huge back catalog available to them, and I'm sure they can have some influence over certain artists recording on their digital technology. Unfortunately, I don't think that many artists will want to record digitally for awhile. Digital recording is still "taboo" to many musicians and engineers.
Sony owns many major record labels...their own, Columbia, CBS, Capitol(?), etc. They certainly have a huge back catalog available to them, and I'm sure they can have some influence over certain artists recording on their digital technology. Unfortunately, I don't think that many artists will want to record digitally for awhile. Digital recording is still "taboo" to many musicians and engineers.