“The beginning of the end for the CD”
This piece of news is going around the Internet. I saw it first on Coolfer and now slashdot linked to this article in the Guardian.
I still haven’t made a single paid download (but then again, I still buy vinyls…). One thing to keep in mind, not mentioned in the article, is that downloads from iTunes will only play iPods and not on any other portable mp3-player (without breaking the law). I can really see the Dollar-Signs in some people’s eyes. It’s as if CDs could only be read on Sony CD players.
Also, with Christmas coming up. Do people offer iTunes vouchers instead of CDs?
December 17th, 2005 at 13:34
[...] As mentioned on Pitchfork, the Pixies are releasing a live album with songs from several concerts of their money making reunion tour. Of course there is also the DVD (Pixies : Sell Out) All this is nothing really special, and fully in line with their approach to make as much money as posssible out of their popularity. The interesting point is that they will not release this double-album on a physical support, like CD or Vinyl. You can get the downloads here. This is probably a special case, as they don’t seem to be linked with a record label, but still it could be another step towards the “End of the CD” [...]