Through my own use, I beg to differ.
I have bought (at time of this posting) 366 items from iTunes, and I have no intention of ever buying another CD, save to back it all up. I work at a fairly small Wal-Mart, and I notice that I can get most albums for around $3-$5 cheaper from iTunes. I also hear no differences between CD audio, played-from-the-radio audio, or digital audio.
I support the DRM technology because it defends creativity from pirates. Essentially, that's what music is. It never ceases to amaze me how we can idolize a painting or tapestry as a work of art, and yet we distribute music as though a newspaper.
Also if you look at the article, doesn't it onyl talk about European iPod users? I would like to see some US Statistics.
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Through my own use, I beg to differ. I have bought (at time of this posting) 366 items from iTunes, and I have no intention of ever buying another CD, save to back it all up. I work at a fairly small Wal-Mart, and I notice that I can get most albums for around $3-$5 cheaper from iTunes. I also hear no differences between CD audio, played-from-the-radio audio, or digital audio. I support the DRM technology because it defends creativity from pirates. Essentially, that's what music is. It never ceases to amaze me how we can idolize a painting or tapestry as a work of art, and yet we distribute music as though a newspaper. Also if you look at the article, doesn't it onyl talk about European iPod users? I would like to see some US Statistics.