Philip Meyer;604246 Wrote:
> >Which isn't bad because
> >streaming online music is the future, it's just a matter of time
> until
> >the music industry wakes up and realize that this is how they need to
> >start selling music.
> It's not my future.
>
> There's no way I'll ever pay for music that I don't physically own. I
> don't want to stream music across the internet. I want high-quality
> reliable music that I own and can play anywhere (take it in a car, put
> on portable media player, take on holiday, etc). On-line music
> streaming is great for new music discovery.
>
I understand the issues at the moment because all music isn't available
from streaming services and the audio quality isn't good enough and the
network might not always be 100% reliable, but let's imagine that those
problems were solved and you were also able to listen on your streaming
service subscription anywhere. With anywhere, I mean that it will be
available both in home (Squeezebox, computer) and in car stereo and
portable devices. On portable devices, let's say you are able to
download it locally on the portable devices at home so you can use it
even without a network connection later on when you leave the house.
Let's also say that the monthly cost would be lower than what you spend
on music today every month, the difference is that you have access to
all music instead of just the albums you can afford to buy today.
I guess what I'm asking is if the issue is mainly about the quality and
limitations on which devices you can play it, or if the main issue
really is about paying a monthly subscription.
Since I got my Spotify account which I can use at home on my Squeezebox
and when I'm not at home on my iPhone (also works in the car), I can
honestly say that the only reason to buy CD's is the audio quality and
the fact that all music isn't available on Spotify. For the stuff you
really like, you still want the CD to get good audio quality, but it's
just a matter of time until that changes.
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