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Yet Another Look at CD Sales

Posted by michael on from the blowing-smoke dept.

citizenkeller writes "Dan Bricklin, of VisiCalc fame, has published a very interesting essay on "CD sales, downloading, and burning". In his own words: 'Given the slight dip in CD sales despite so many reasons for there to be a much larger drop, it seems that the effect of downloading, burning, and sharing is one of the few bright lights helping the music industry with their most loyal customers. Perhaps the real reason for some of the drop in sales was the shutdown of Napster and other crackdowns by the music industry.'"

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  1. Sad news ... Stephen King dead at 54 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll


    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

  2. I will never buy another CD. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I will copy illegally distributed MP3s until they jail me. I will take with me a file, a chisel, a knife, I will try and get some major explosives, try to fight my way out. And then when I get out I will grab a sword like Maximus Meridius Demidius and as a Gladiator I will stab Hilary Rosen in the crotch.