Who is #1? None other than the giant behemoth Wal-Mart.
NPD predicts iTunes will be #1 very soon. CD's will not go away right this minute, but within 5 years, buying a music CD could be like buying a cassette video tape these days.
Already, computers are shipping with no CD/DVD drive. The DVD is not immune to the death of the CD. Music was ahead of movies in converting to an optical disc format, so I think that Blu-Ray will hang on for a bit longer. But within 2-3 years, iTunes could very well be the #1 seller of videos too.
Is this good news for consumers? Of course it is. iTunes now sells music with no digital rights management, the shit that prevents you from copying a song more than a certain number of times. You can now buy a song and copy it as many times as you want. Since each song costs only 99 cents, there's not much worry on having someone copy it and give it out to people.
I use the CD player in my car to play MP3 CD's. Most of these songs were downloaded in one way or another. I also have iPod integration in my car, and anyone with a radio can do this as well.
1. Buy an iPod
2. Buy an "FM transmitter"
3. Download/buy music online
4. Put onto your iPod
5. Take your iPod with you in your car, listen to your music on whatever station you choose.
2 comments:
That's interesting. I'm not surprised that the CD will disappear within 5 years. I have HD Radio and it's great.
oh, and don't forget to convert your CDs to an iTunes file. that isn't in the instructions, and i nearly chunked my iPod after the first two days because it wouldn't recognize mp3, mp4, WAV, CDR, etc. formats.
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