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ryan
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response 82 of 102:
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Feb 23 13:11 UTC 2004 |
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krj
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response 83 of 102:
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Feb 26 14:54 UTC 2004 |
For Ann Arbor area readers: Jim Leonard, the former owner of the
SKR Classical CD shop, has a long essay in the March issue of the
Observer about the wipeout of CD retailing in Ann Arbor.
I have not had a chance to see if this is in the online edition.
Leonard suggests that besides the well known issues of authorized
Internet sales and unauthorized file sharing, something may have
shifted in the culture; he discusses a number of fanatical CD
collectors who have drastically cut back shopping and moved on to
other parts of their lives.
Leonard also writes that Steve Bergman is not getting a salary from
his Schoolkids-in-the-Basement store.
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orinoco
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response 84 of 102:
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Feb 26 18:22 UTC 2004 |
> he discusses a number of fanatical CD collectors who have drastically
> cut back shopping and moved on to other parts of their lives
...and the next generation of fanatical CD collectors? I know a few.
They buy everything online.
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gull
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response 85 of 102:
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Feb 26 20:24 UTC 2004 |
I buy CDs exclusively online now. Retail stores almost never have what
I want, so it's not worth the nuisance of driving around trying to find
one that does.
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dbratman
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response 86 of 102:
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Feb 27 00:36 UTC 2004 |
I like to go to retail stores because they're easier to browse than
online stores. If I don't already know what I want, and just want to
see what's available, no service that Amazon has to offer does the job
for me.
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krj
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response 87 of 102:
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Mar 2 18:51 UTC 2004 |
Music biz news: Edgar Bronfman's group closed on the purchase of
Warner Music from the Time Warner conglomerate. 1000 staffers were
immediately dismissed, 20% of the staff, including most of the top
executives.
The termination of Warner Brothers' involvment in the music business
is at least mildly historic. Depending on how one evaluates it,
it may also mean that none of the five (soon four) major music companies
is in American hands. Sony is Japanese, BMG (soon to merge with
Sony) is German, Vivendi Universal is French, EMI is British and
Warner -- at least the top guy -- is now Canadian.
(Bronfman, for those who aren't obsessive about this story, previously
ran Universal Music Group before it was acquired by Vivendi.)
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keesan
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response 88 of 102:
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Mar 2 19:18 UTC 2004 |
What happened to RCA and Columbia?
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mcnally
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response 89 of 102:
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Mar 2 20:29 UTC 2004 |
Columbia belongs to Sony now. RCA is part of BMG.
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krj
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response 90 of 102:
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Mar 17 21:34 UTC 2004 |
Is anyone cashing in the Pepsi bottle cap codes for free iTunes
songs?
Recent news stories in many places note that iTunes has passed
50 million songs sold; however, this is half of Apple's goal of
100 million songs by the beginning of April, and a small percentage
compared to the billions of songs believed traded on the unauthorized
networks.
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gelinas
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response 91 of 102:
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Mar 17 21:43 UTC 2004 |
Yes, Son-chan is cashing them in, when he gets one.
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mcnally
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response 92 of 102:
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Mar 17 22:16 UTC 2004 |
The Pepsi products that make it up to Alaska don't seem to come from
bottlers who are participating in the iTunes promotion. :-(
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slynne
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response 93 of 102:
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Mar 17 22:27 UTC 2004 |
There are some folks here at work who are participating in that.
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otaking
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response 94 of 102:
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Mar 17 22:50 UTC 2004 |
So far, I've only found one bottle cap. It didn't seem worth bothering.
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mcnally
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response 95 of 102:
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Mar 17 23:50 UTC 2004 |
If anyone has unredeemed codes they'd like to get rid of, I'm always
looking for new music to feed my iPod..
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gull
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response 96 of 102:
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Mar 18 15:55 UTC 2004 |
I don't drink Pepsi.
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tpryan
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response 97 of 102:
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Mar 21 11:54 UTC 2004 |
There is also a group looking for those unredemmed Pepsi
codes. They are using them for downloads of independent artists.
The more rare ones on iTunes, to show tht their music can be
viable for the download business.
For those that drink Pepsi, there is a way to tip the
bottle and spot a good code vs a 'sorry' before purchase.
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otaking
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response 98 of 102:
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Mar 26 04:32 UTC 2004 |
Re #95: If I find more, I'll pass them on.
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twenex
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response 99 of 102:
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Mar 30 11:45 UTC 2004 |
They've started suing downloaders in Europe. I won't be buying CDs until they
start losing and wise up.
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gull
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response 100 of 102:
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Mar 30 16:52 UTC 2004 |
Of course, their justification for the lawsuits is that sales are down
due to music sharing. So making sales go down further might actually be
counterproductive. ;>
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twenex
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response 101 of 102:
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Mar 30 17:41 UTC 2004 |
Or it might convince them to wise up.
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tpryan
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response 102 of 102:
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Apr 24 18:42 UTC 2004 |
Or convice them it is where the market is going. Maybe total
media sales is getting more heavily into DVDs. I think I said something
like this in the new item.
I would think they would be going after uploaders first. If
music is available for the picking, then it's hard to resist the
tempation.
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