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... > > >