Since using Napster for 6 weeks or so I've bought more CD's than in the past 2 years. This is because the MP3 format isn't yet ubiquitous enough that I can play them on my home stereo, my walkman, my car stereo, my friends stereo, etc -- so I WANT to go out buy the CD (not everyone has a CD burner).
Through Napster's 'Hot List' feature I've discovered all kinds of bands that I'd never heard of before...then I went out and bought their CD's.
I dunno - the distribution model from that perspective seems to work just fine.
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Since using Napster for 6 weeks or so I've bought more CD's than in the past 2 years. This is because the MP3 format isn't yet ubiquitous enough that I can play them on my home stereo, my walkman, my car stereo, my friends stereo, etc -- so I WANT to go out buy the CD (not everyone has a CD burner).
Through Napster's 'Hot List' feature I've discovered all kinds of bands that I'd never heard of before...then I went out and bought their CD's.
I dunno - the distribution model from that perspective seems to work just fine.