OT: Re: Interesting Tim O'Reilly article. - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

13 Dec 2002

On Dec 13, 11:12, David Woyciesjes wrote:
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  Sellam Ismail wrote: 
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  	I'm like Sellam here. I have bought quite a few
CDs, based on hearing a
...
  song or two from the album via Napster.
 	Granted, I'm one of those people who look for that album in the used
...
  rack first, before resorting to a buying new copy. It
is a form of
 recycling; but  I wonder what exactly do the record labels think of me
 for that?
 	I also believe that new audio CDs are still overpriced. Doesn't stop me
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  from buying one, though, if I can't find a used
copy. 
If *you* think they're overpriced... I just bought two today, for presents.
 UKP13.99 each, which is just over $22 according to the Universal Currency
Converter.  Yet when I look at my colleagues at work listening to CDs, I
see they spend part of the time listening to MP3s, and about half (I guess)
to CDs.  Of the CDs, nearly all are original shop-bought, not CD-R copies.
 They have the technology, so that's not why they don't copy stuff.
 There's a difference in quality, and in reliability/robustness, and you
don't get the sleeve notes and graphics with a copy.  The students I see
seem to do the same.  I don't believe the hype or the wailing and moaning
...
 from the music companies. 

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