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A Bleak Future For Physical Media Purchases?

Posted by Zonk on from the it's-a-madhouse-a-madhouse dept.

KevReedUK writes "The folks at ZDNet are eulogising over the upcoming death of physical media music sales. They refer to the noticeable drop in physical sales of albums whilst digital sales continue climbing (albeit at a reduced rate). Their central argument is that 'the music industry was pillaged by piracy and competition from other forms of entertainment such as video games ... [2007] marked the lowest tally and the steepest decline since Nielsen began publishing estimates based on point-of-sales data in 1993, a Nielsen representative said. The peak year in that time was 2000, when sales reached 785 million units.'"

6 of 269 comments (clear)

  1. I for 0's and 1's by frictionless+man · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because I like to have it physically in my collection. There is just something a bunch of 0's and 1's can't replace. 0's and 1's can't replace 0's and 1's? What a world!
    1. Re:I for 0's and 1's by Jason+Levine · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yes, but these 0's and 1's are on a shiny plastic disk. Never underestimate the power of shiny objects.

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      My sci-fi novel, Ghost Thief, is now available from Amazon.com.
  2. Re:Any other factors than piracy? by VENONA · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nah, this all due to the same reason oil prices are so high. We've reached Peak Music.

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    What you do with a computer does not constitute the whole of computing.
  3. Re:Any other factors than piracy? by Viceroy+Potatohead · · Score: 4, Funny

    Luckily, scientist are busy working out other solutions, such as bio-sounds, and more efficient ears, so we don't waste as much music. At least all countries signed on to the Kyoto^WYoko Accord during some of the worst years of music consumption. This alone lowered the global Volume by 1.2dB, and gave us several extra years before Peak Music was reached.

  4. Re:Decesions, decesions by urcreepyneighbor · · Score: 2, Funny

    The top five most pirated tracks last week were from Alicia Keys, Fergie, Soulja Boy, Daughtry and somebody called "Baby Bash." I have no clue what or who "Baby Bash" is, but it sounds fun!

    Now, where's my hammer and where's the baby? ;D
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    "The fight for freedom has only just begun." - Geert Wilders
  5. These go to eleven by mr_beanz · · Score: 1, Funny

    Nigel Tufnel: The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and...
    Marty DiBergi: Oh, I see. And most amps go up to ten?
    Nigel Tufnel: Exactly.
    Marty DiBergi: Does that mean it's louder? Is it any louder?
    Nigel Tufnel: Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where?
    Marty DiBergi: I don't know.
    Nigel Tufnel: Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?
    Marty DiBergi: Put it up to eleven.
    Nigel Tufnel: Eleven. Exactly. One louder.
    Marty DiBergi: Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?
    Nigel Tufnel: [pause] These go to eleven.