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Originally Posted by Bodoc  Charge a subscription fee for a service that is so compelling, well organized, user friendly, value added, etc that the alternative is a relatively poor investment in personal time and trouble. |
Great idea, I'd actually been discussing this with a mate recently
and he came up with the same thing.
Part of the problem in the UK was that just before the whole mp3 thing happened CD prices were EXTORTIONATE!!!! Like £16-20 for a NON-imported album. It was bloody ridiculous. People just stopped buying CDs because they were so pricey and then a way of getting music came along that was cheaper (free) so they went for it. I still know a hell of a lot of people who would prefer to have the CD than the mp3 for the artwork and tactile presence.
I'm glad to see that iTunes are upgrading their file quality from 128 to 256kbps AAC so audio quality must be something they are trying to improve (or something they had got a load of complaints about!).