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> But the price they tried to extract back then was completely unreasonable and I think those excesses contributed heavily to the current situation. Yes that l
by expertentipp 3y ago
> But the price they tried to extract back then was completely unreasonable and I think those excesses contributed heavily to the current situation.
Yes that left incurable trauma. During late 90s to early 00s CD costed the same in Germany and in any post-communist country whose economies were in shambles. Something around 12 EUR which would be 18 EUR inflation adjusted now. I was wandering between shelves like a pariah and asking shop assistant like a beggar to insert the CD into the player so I could listen it in shop for few minutes. Music industry worked hard to make enemies for life.
- zirgs 3y agoEveryone pirated in the Eastern Europe back then. You bought a CD only if you were a big fan of the band. The rest was downloaded off the net. I've never bought a single CD in my life. Transitioned straight from pirating to Spotify.
- expertentipp 3y agoHa! the dial up internet was ruled by extortionist state monopoly and local ISPs were plagued with equipment thievery... the only way to acquire pirated music was physically exchanging hard drives with acquaintances.
- zirgs 3y agoThat was true in the late 1990s, but by mid-2000s everyone could get fast internet with no data caps. That's when Steam started taking off, but music industry was still stuck in the previous century.
- cubefox 3y agoThey weren't, iTunes (and other services before that) existed before Steam. The music industry was ahead of the games industry, not the other way round. The difference is that video game DRM (Steam) succeeded, but music DRM didn't.
- zirgs 3y agoSteam was available in the Eastern Europe way before iTunes and Spotify. Music and movie industries really dropped the ball there.