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Because SONY is a consumer electronics company as WELL as a publishing
house, they are NOT releasing an MP3 unit.
They are, however, releasing a "memory stick" (MS) walkman. This walkman
will not play MP3s, but will play that post-MP3 format (RIAA approved)
developed by the music industry to contain pirating. Also, this MS Walkman
is *small*! Memsticks are currently 64MB and will be 128MB this year. I
wonder how SONY's marketing department is handling the conflict between MS
and MD? It's pretty obvious that Memsticks are even more convenient than
MDs (though, much more expensive), and if the MS Walkman also supported
ATRAC, it could one day replace the MD medium altogether (128MB isn't that
far from MD's capacity of 150MB). After all, a solid state machine is much
more battery-friendly and less prone to breaking.
So, let's open up the conversation to any solid-state music devices vs. MD.
Jon Deutsch
http://midiservices.com
http://midi.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Riggs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 5:31 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: MD: Will MD Survive? (Why MP3 is so popular).
>
>
>
> >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
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "Whoever fights monsters should see to it
> that he does not become a monster himself."
>
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