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CDs will die but net music may be a business bubble
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 12:50:19 -0500
Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu X-Sender: @ (Unverified) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 15:07:44 -0500 To: undisclosed-recipient:; From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com> Subject: CDs will die but net music may be a business bubble CDs will die but net music may be a business bubble - Jan 24, 2004 12:19 PM (Reuters) By Bernhard Warner, European Internet Correspondent CANNES, France, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Music downloads will render the ubiquitous compact disc all but obsolete in the next five years, yet half of all companies that begin selling digital songs online will fail by year-end, a researcher warned on Saturday. By 2008, one third of music sales in the United States and nearly 20 percent in Europe will come in the form of downloads and streaming music over the Internet, building a multi-billion dollar business for the battered music industry, according to a new study by consultancy Forrester Research. ... - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=40303076 ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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