"This is a very good point. Not everyone can pay for music on iTMS. Kids are at the mercy of their parents buying them vouchers (The UK doesn't have these in stores) and not everyone wants to have a credit card - I sure as hell don't"
Being that I have just turned 17, trying to buy online music is a hassle, and I guarantee, that half of the music I listen to (mostly underground metal from scandinavia) would not be anywhere near iTMS. This presents a problem, not only are they not providing the product I am looking to buy, but I would have no way of paying for said product.
As for the main point of this article, that those who download music buy more music, I can definately say this is true for me. It helps me expand my musical horizons, if there is a user with somthing I like, odds are they will have somthing else that I will like. When I find somthing I like, I go buy it. The experience is in seeing the disc, the packaging, and just having the real thing.
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"This is a very good point. Not everyone can pay for music on iTMS. Kids are at the mercy of their parents buying them vouchers (The UK doesn't have these in stores) and not everyone wants to have a credit card - I sure as hell don't"
Being that I have just turned 17, trying to buy online music is a hassle, and I guarantee, that half of the music I listen to (mostly underground metal from scandinavia) would not be anywhere near iTMS. This presents a problem, not only are they not providing the product I am looking to buy, but I would have no way of paying for said product.
As for the main point of this article, that those who download music buy more music, I can definately say this is true for me. It helps me expand my musical horizons, if there is a user with somthing I like, odds are they will have somthing else that I will like. When I find somthing I like, I go buy it. The experience is in seeing the disc, the packaging, and just having the real thing.