This reminds me of something a little off topic: my wife and I were discussing the pros and cons of the current Time Warner Cable (TW) and FOX network scuffles going on... I expressed that I really wished that TW would just drop the FOX stuff since I'm generally not interested. And I mentioned that what I really look forward to seeing was a model where we pick (and pay for) only the "channels" that we would actually watch. We counted out loud together... we came up with only 5 out of the 110 or so channels that we're "paying for." ;-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Nelson" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 6:01 PM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Media Timeline - Death of music business The music business is not in death spiral because of any format... it is dying because they fail to grasp the concept that people/consumer wants to pick and choose what they listen to. The iPod/iTunes facilitated this... the consumer can pick and choose and doesnt have to buy a dozen filler selections on a cd for $14.95 when they can buy the one song they like for 99�. The format has noting to do with the sales model.... its how that product is sold.. not the box its in. dnelson > > On Dec 31, 2009, at 11:36 AM, Aaron Levinson wrote: > > > >> Oh and I almost forgot those absurdly tiny "slot > music" cards made last year (by Sony maybe?) So miniaturized > in fact that you needed tweezers and a jeweler's loupe to > find them. I saw one full page announcing their ill-fated > launch in the NYT and then poof, relegated instantly to the > enormous (and ever-expanding) dustbin of moronic ideas. > >> > >> And people wonder why the recorded music business > is in a death spiral... > > >