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I would hope that the music industry gets its s*#t together and rides the tide of consumer directede purchasing. They better adapt to changing times and preferences or go extinct.

Even if CDs do survive - I will never, ever buy a CD from a store again, I shall always purchase online - for years I have put up with miserable sales staff in music stores, ask yourself the question - when did anybody last smile at you in HMV etc when you made a purchase? Miserable b*stards deserve to be on the dole!!

i agree wholly that it's so easy to download and that accessability is immediate that i also download more than purchase at the marketplace,but i think eventually i'd miss going to the store and being able to browse the racks of cd's. i believe that p2p file sharing will drive retail cd prices(even online) to an unbelievable low eventually.already,p2pfile sharing have forced cd prices down 14% everywhere in theusa at least.this was the figure i read in a recent study of this nature.i noticed myself that cd's here that ordinarily would go for 19 20 dollars are now as low as 14 and 12 dollars..and many are even as low as 9 dollars and change. an example of this is the fact that new groups like 30 seconds to mars and the killers are on the racks for said prices(the killers newest for 13 dollars and 30 seconds to mars is the same).i've noticed that most of the new artists(with some exceptions)are easily bought at walmart and other retail stores here for the same low price. i'm overjoyed of course,because i'ma music finatic(evrything from ritchie valens to the carpenters/to the killers and evanescence(also 13 dollars on the racks here)..i'm thrilled!!

The replacement of cd`s by mp3 is a degradation.
Cd-da format will live a long live, I hope.
Did you know that a cd in Russia is worth $5?

I donno, I kinda like CDs. I know they are less convenient and all, but it saves me the headaches of worrying about backups, crashes, viruses, and migration to new systems. Besides, the quality is up there, when that's what I want.

MP3 formatted downloads sure take a lot of pain out of buying music online, though.

I like CDs better too. MP3s don't come with artwork or lyrics and they are already compressed at a borderline poor bit rate when you purchase them (unless you get high quality downloads from allofmp3.com). If CDs are eliminated in 5 years and the legal online downloading companies don't get rid of DRM, we're screwed.

I'm 50/50 on both ends, i don't care weather the miserable gits smile or not, it's difficult to do so with people you dont know. All i care about in places like HMV is that if i want a CD, i get one.
But yes, downloading is easier but i like the thought of having bunch of CDs. Not to forget, you can always rip them onto your computer and still have instant access to them, as much as you do with downloaded music. So no worries.

CDs should not be phased out. Nothing can replace their quality of sound. MP3s are convenient and good for portable players. Good music needs CDs - MP3s are best to check out new artists & music. Once I like the music, I make it a point to buy the CD.

It's my guess that in five years bandwidth and hard drive storage will increase to such a degree that all music we get by download will be CD quality. We won't need any compression.

I like CD's for thats what my car plays, and I like to be able to have my own music in my car, for the radio doesnt play all great music.

I would have to say, even for the inconvenience, CDs are still good, and smaller portable devices, are okay too, as long as you have a charge on the device.

Unless you get a car charger for the mp3 player I have, or an iPod, you can't charge the unit, and play it at the same time., while a CD player has a jack for both right on the side, and they are normally next to each other aswell.

Most of hte CDs I burn, hold more then my sisters portable device.

Also, as was said above me, bandwidth, and HD space will be so big, there will be no need for compression of any kind, unless game sizes continue to rise like they have been (Add about 200-2000 megs added every few months for game space)

CDs can go away as long as I can download non-DRM lossly-compressed audio. But allofmp3 charges too much for FLACs now, so I might as well buy the CD in a used CD shop and rip it myself - it's just as cheap and I get something extra (artwork, plus the physical media in case my hard drive crashes or something).

I hope is that CDs and downloads can live in harmony. If really like a band the first place I go is Allofmp3, then on to CDNOW to see if I can find a good used copy. I usually don't pay over $10 from cdnow. The advantage to the cd is that I can do with it what I want, no protection. Who knows what type of copy protection will be introduced in the future regarding downloaded music...

CD's won't be phased out anytime soon. I would think this is because a great many people don't have acess or desire for modern MP3 or other digital technology. There are many hundreds of thousands of people who do not own a computer or I-Pod such device and will not have one or even plan to have one at a later date. A lot of these people do listen to music and have CD players, many are older but not all.

It's obvious that the record companies are charing so much for CD's here in the US ($20+!) because they *want* the CD to go extinct, so that consumers will only be able to "buy" DRM music--and not even really to buy it at all, but more to rent it from them. Once they kill allofMP3.com and bitorrent, etc., they will control how much you pay for music forever (no more making copies or selling used cd's etc.). The end of CD's will mean the record companies will control your music collection forever.

I'd only consider digital downloads a replacement to CD's when you can download a fully uncompressed version of the song.

Compressed music sounds like CRAP in comparison to the raw CD version. Especially the 128kbits junk you get from iTunes. Hopefully allofmp3 stays around for many more years to come!

At everyone down on MP3 quality - if you want to replace the CD without the audio degredation, just use a lossless format? FLAC for instance?

Best of both worlds .. then we just need to migrate all the MP3 devices over time to support it :D

It's nice to buy and have an original record of band you like no matter you're able to get it for free in the net I don't think CD's will be gone like theatre or regular mail is not gone after cinema and e-mail

If I want digital music I'll download it. This is ultra-convenient, and gives me access to a whole bunch of bands who would never get shelf space in a store. This is a BIG plus, but lacks the visceral joy of buying a new album. So if I want the album experience I'll buy vinyl, with an actual album cover, and liner notes I can read without a microscope. It's a lot to hope for, but I'm holding my breath for the dropoff in CD sales to inspire artists to make real albums again. I know this would be a smaller, specialized market, but more isn't always better, and some of us miss the days when albums came with pictures and lyrics and random notes. I love digital and I love analog, but CDs seem to be the worst of both worlds.

I don't see why people can't use downloading as a method of trying out music and bands, and then go out and buy the cd. Music downloads make people lazy and careless about their music. There are studies that prove that digital downloads dull the appretiation for music. Because it's so easy and cheap to obtain. there's no sense of commitment or sacrifice. If you love music, truly love music, why can't you go out and buy and album? And kids these days don't see the value of music anymore. Music is going down the drain. Because people just aren't responsible anymore. And convienience? C'mon people, how hard is it while your at walmart, to go the CD section to buy it? You can get a CD with 10 songs on it for 9.99... no excuses. All just lazy and cheap people out there downloading.

I can't seem to pick one side of the matter. I own over 300 cd's and probably that same amount of vinyl records. On the other hand I have somewhere around 150-200GB of music from various p2p software and iTunes. Most of the time I used p2p downloading in the fashion Joel described above me... to check out a band. If it ended up being something I really liked I'd buy the cd, not out of guilt for "stealing" good music but mostly because I'd like to see the album art, the liner notes, and add it to my collection which sits above my laptop as i type this. I'd defintely miss cd's if they were to be phased out, hell i wish vinyl was still popular, but I'm glad a lot of artists continue to release new albums and singles on vinyl. It seems pretty plausible for cd's to go the way of vinyl and cassettes, especially with digital booklets, videos, and some of the other extras digital downloads can provide... still you can't flip through a digital booklet on yr couch or bed unless its with a keyboard and a mouse. If it every happened, cd's being phased out that is... it'd very far down the road (much more than 5 years) Think of vinyl, like i said before many artists still support the format by releasing full length lp's and 7" singles, they may not sell as well as the cd's do but theres a market of collectors (like myself) who are thrilled to listen to newer albums like sleater-kinney's "the woods" or the latest anthology from stereolab, for example. Im not sure if that would happen for cd's... vinyl offers a unique and very distinctive sound, where as cd's and digital music dont show much difference. Who's to say... i could go on and on on my thoughts but in the end its all just wait and see.

CDs are great for backup. In the US, you can't purchase online without some kind of DRM. That stuff is crap. Buy something you can only use in a limited way? What if when you bought a car, you were only allowed to drive it on certain streets? Not sure what the solution is. Probably would all work out if the music industry wasn't so greedy.

I use the downloads to check out the stuff. if i really like a certain album or artist, I go buy the CD for better quality and as a back-up. the downloads are essential for me since we have very limited choices from where I am. before downloading became what it is today, I'd usually have to buy overseas to get the music that I want.

This will take several steps but once you're done you WILL be able to pay for and download music from AlloFMP3 with any credit card! :-)

1- go to: http://www.xrost.biz/

2- log in or crete a new account

3- click on the PURCHASE tab

4- click on: Visit Click&Buy official site

5- log in or create a new Click&Buy account connected to your credit card

6- return to the XROST PURCHASE page

7- click on: Pay with Click&Buy

8- click on FUND to select the amount you want to transfer from your credit card

9- click on Accept under the Click&Buy logo

10- go back to the XROST main page and click on the ORDERS tab

11- this will show you your XROST PIN CODE and CLAIM ID

12- in a new browser window go back to the AlloFMP3 site

13- log into your AlloFMP3 account

14- click on BALANCE

15- click on REFILLE BALANCE

16- click on ACTIVATE XROST CARD

17- copy/paste your PIN CODE and CLAIM number from the XROST site (see step 11 above)

18- you will get a message saying: The iCard activated successfully

19- YOU'RE DONE! Now you can pay for and download music from AlloFMP3! :-)

To quote from the above survey (as though it makes the participants any kind of experts simply because they were surveyed):

"85% think downloading music rather than buying a CD can help to save the planet"

While using fewer CDs may result in slightly less refuse, it's NOT going to "help save the planet." NOTHING we as humans can do will "save the planet." The ony one who can save the earth is the One who CREATED the earth and everything else in the universe. We can do our part to be good stewards of His creation, but it will be up to HIM to rescue it; and make no mistake, He WILL do that in His time.

A man is trying a very unusual way to propose to his girlfriend. He wants people to forward an email to as many people as possible and he hopes that it will eventually get to his girlfriend. Details here: http://www.proposal-to-mary.com

Here is what he wants people to send by email:

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For a long time I have tried to find a special way to propose marriage to my girlfriend Mary, whom I know for five years now. I wanted it very special, romantic and memorable, something our grandchildren would still remember.

And here is my idea: I will send out the proposal to Mary to 50 complete strangers, people I don't know - hoping, that they will forward my proposal to as many people as possible, which in turn forward it etc. And some day, I hope, it will reach Mary, after it has travelled a very long way. I know, it will take a long time and I am quite nervous…

From the poem MY Mary will know immediately that the proposal is for her.

I have created a homepage ( http://www.proposal-to-mary.com ) where you can find the current status of my quest. You can use the homepage to check if the proposal has already reached Mary (in that case it is not necessary anymore to forward the mail).

Once the proposal has reached Mary, I will put a note on these pages. Also I will publish there how many people have read the proposal so that everybody can see how far it has spread and that it is getting closer to Mary.

And of course you will find there what I am waiting for most: Mary's answer! I can't tell you, how nervous I am… Will she accept my proposal? Will she like the unusual way how she got it, through the hands of thousands of messengers all over the world?

Please cross your fingers for me! And please - help me by sending the mail to as many people as possible, to help it spread, so that it eventually reaches Mary.

And here is my proposal:

Mary, please forgive me, as you know English is not my native language. And I am not a poet. But I mean it from my heart.

My angel,

Five years ago, I will always remember the day When fate made us meet, blissful Alaskan moments in May Earth spun around us and a journey began Love, warmth, happiness, enough the years to span.

The longer it lasts the more grows our bond And with 80 still - of you I will be fond Whatever happens, I will stay at your side Through good and bad, together let us stride

No second with you was ever wasted
You are the sweetest I have ever tasted
We have spent so many years - why not a life?
Mary, will you marry me - and become my wife?

Mary, if you have received that and have recognized me, then give me a sign so that I can continue with the romantic part of my proposal…

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