and in the 2000's as digital media gained prevelance, the volume of media in an individuals collection increased greatly. As such, consumption patterns have changed - more content, refreshed faster.
Compressed formats fit consumers desires to have more music delivered faster. Through both legal and (questionably) illegal means, users can now easily obtain an entire album just out of curiosity, for little or no cost. No longer do consumers have to buy/borrow physical media to fully discover new music, something optical formats will never be able to provide.
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D2 @ Sep 2nd 2006 4:36PM
yes tekdroid
and in the 2000's as digital media gained prevelance, the volume of media in an individuals collection increased greatly. As such, consumption patterns have changed - more content, refreshed faster.
Compressed formats fit consumers desires to have more music delivered faster. Through both legal and (questionably) illegal means, users can now easily obtain an entire album just out of curiosity, for little or no cost. No longer do consumers have to buy/borrow physical media to fully discover new music, something optical formats will never be able to provide.