The digital format of the MP3 is where the market is at -- and I am surprised that many distributors haven't given up altogether on the CD yet. However, the ONLY good thing about the CD is the artwork, and the sometimes included song lyrics. If a company is looking for a way to prolong the life of the CD media, I suggest that they include something more collectable, something worthwhile for the consumer to physically go out to the store and want to pick up the real deal. Maybe only sell limited edition collections, with real artist signatures; signed and numbered: ex. 1 of 2000. Or special codes for access to a free soundboard recording CD that can't be found anywhere else. Other ideas are "stickers, posters, etc..." people love to collect.
But I really don't think it will matter in the long run. The ipod and other MP3 players are becoming more and more predominate, and the CD will probabaly die out at the end of this decade.
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Infero was gear to just about anything with a processor, whereas Plan 9 is gear to large servers. I am surpised that neither of the two are widely mainstream. It would be nice to see more of both.
-Rory Savage
Bocca Raton Comp-Sci & Reseach
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The digital format of the MP3 is where the market is at -- and I am surprised that many distributors haven't given up altogether on the CD yet. However, the ONLY good thing about the CD is the artwork, and the sometimes included song lyrics. If a company is looking for a way to prolong the life of the CD media, I suggest that they include something more collectable, something worthwhile for the consumer to physically go out to the store and want to pick up the real deal. Maybe only sell limited edition collections, with real artist signatures; signed and numbered: ex. 1 of 2000. Or special codes for access to a free soundboard recording CD that can't be found anywhere else. Other ideas are "stickers, posters, etc..." people love to collect. But I really don't think it will matter in the long run. The ipod and other MP3 players are becoming more and more predominate, and the CD will probabaly die out at the end of this decade.
Infero was gear to just about anything with a processor, whereas Plan 9 is gear to large servers. I am surpised that neither of the two are widely mainstream. It would be nice to see more of both. -Rory Savage Bocca Raton Comp-Sci & Reseach