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To be clear, that 3,200,000,000 refers only to Dr. Dre & Jimmy Iovine's Beats International, not Apple! On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 11:59 PM, Chris Bishop <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > I'm mystified as to why this company that sells headphones, earbuds and > music subscriptions is valued at 3.2 *billion* dollars. > > > > > On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 10:04 PM, Music Hunter <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > >> Today's technology & fast shipping systems makes it possible to operate >> this >> way. >> >> Jay >> >> Your search for sound & video ends here! >> Jay Sonin, General Manager >> Music Hunter Distributing Company >> 4880 North Citation Drive, Suite # 101 >> Delray Beach, Florida 33445-6552 >> [log in to unmask] >> 561-450-7152 >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List >> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Aaron Levinson >> Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2014 9:59 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Future of CDs, streaming, etc >> >> In all fairness they have also cut costs and overhead. I am not suggesting >> that the revenue numbers haven't suffered but they are much leaner >> companies >> and they are much less in the manufacturing, warehousing and shipping >> business too. Far less of their capital is tied up in excess inventory. >> >> AA >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On May 18, 2014, at 9:49 PM, Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> > >> > This article was in the NYTimes today, gives a Wall Street-centric view >> of >> the changes in music distribution: >> > >> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/business/the-harmony-they-want-to-hear.htm >> l >> > >> > Worth noting -- record company revenue is less than 1/2 vs 1999. In 15 >> years, half of the profit has been sucked out of the business. In order to >> maintain contact with reality, we should keep this in mind when we discuss >> "wish lists" for reissues, especially reissues involving costly >> remastering, >> and in thinking about whether it's viable to keep slow-selling single-CD >> issues in print on physical media. >> > >> > David Burnham's joking description of chamber music as "music heard by >> few >> people" may apply to ALL but the most mainstream recorded music some day >> soon! At least as far as physical media is concerned. >> > >> > -- Tom FIne >> > >