>My point is that today, MiniDisc is complaint with the RIAA's wishes,
>and so it is boring compared to MP3. The copyprotected MP3 that the
>recording industry wants is not so interesting. You can't compare MD
>to MP3; MiniDisc is the dignified gent with the tweed jacket having a
>beer with the local cop, MP3 is the rebel freedom fighter. When the
>information revolution is over, the freedom figher will be gone (or,
>he'll be in a tweed jacket by then).
Rick has hit the nail on the head here. MP3 is popular becuase it offers
free music, its a pirates dream come true. The recent mergers/deals that
have been announced recently (Warner/EMI and Microsoft/Liqid Audio) will
probably hasten MP3's replacement with a more "secure" format. The only
thing the consumer needs then is a medium to archive that music on, and I
believe MD will fill this role.
Riggs
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