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While overall mashable is correct the details of the article is bit off. I don't think training is the right word for what is happening. Consumers are only ju
by lotu 15y ago
While overall mashable is correct the details of the article is bit off. I don't think training is the right word for what is happening. Consumers are only just beginning to see streaming music as a product and it takes time as expected for them to evaluate weather or not it is a a good deal. The article seams to have the idea that if we can just train users to pay for music again then the music industry will be profitable once more.
What Apple is doing is providing a new business model for selling music, this has long been said to be what the recoding industry needs to do to survive. Really Apple isn't even selling music is it selling organized, easy to listen to music. The idea that this will "reset" the music industry is absurd if reset means go back to paying anything close to $20 per album, or having to repurchase you music every decade. The price people are willing to pay for music has been falling for years, this new service puts the price at < 1 cent per song per year. I don't see this trend reversing anytime soon.