Monday, June 25, 2007

What does it take for the music industry to wake up?


How about the fact that 72% of grownups listen to music on their computer?




WITH INTERNET-SOURCED MUSIC ON THE rise, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), which has traditionally served the manufacturers and retailers of such products as TV sets, CD players and DVD players, released a study showing that 72%, or nearly three quarters, of U.S. online adults now listen to audio on their home computers instead of through those other devices.
The study, titled "Computer-Sourced Audio Consumption in the Home," found that 77% of these PC audio users listen to music on their PC an average of nine hours per week.


In the long run, trying to protect the Compact Disc business is like trying to protect the buggy whip industry. If the record labels weren't so busy strangling themselves they could better focus on delivering online content to the customers, like they're supposed to.

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