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> As a society we already processed and answered It's difficult to disentangle this from the switch to streaming and regarding the latter it is very much uncle
by gyulai 4y ago
> As a society we already processed and answered
It's difficult to disentangle this from the switch to streaming and regarding the latter it is very much unclear whether this was a consumer preference or just something that one-sidedly benefitted an oligopolistic music industry and consumers just had to live with it. Even if a preference for streaming apps reflects an uncoerced choice that a majority of consumers made back then or would make today, it's still a hallmark of a well-functioning market and a free society if the needs/preferences of the minority don't go entirely unserved by the market.
- waiseristy 4y agoYou know what was an oligopoly? The original music services we used in the early aughts. The *vast majority* of music being bought and downloaded in the wild west days of PMP's was from iTunes. And I think you would be surprised to see that Amazon and iTunes account for a significant amount of music sales still to this day It's plain to see that the needs and preferences of minority users are being served too. This NW-A55 device obviously has a following. Sony pumps out a PMP every so often. Music nerds are probably the #1 target for weird enthusiast gear outside of gaming/pop-culture knickknacks.
- gyulai 4y agoWe seem to be in perfect agreement then. It's a good thing that these devices are still getting made. Your initial comment made it sound like you took a different view, but maybe I misunderstood.
- waiseristy 4y agoOh yeah, just because I don't like certain tech doesn't mean other people do! ... but I still think all-in-one devices are better[1] :) [1]if you consume music just like me, and don't really enjoy the deeper aspects of collecting and curating your own music library