Will streaming subscriptions eventually be the only way to obtain music?
I read a few articles that claim apple is planning or wants to eliminate downloads. A few other articles claim that cd's will outlast downloads due to this. I don't buy from apple but noticed that even amazon shut down their mp3 importer and is pushing their service as well.
People seem to be switching over to these services rather than buying music. To me it seems ridiculously naive to give up control of your media and then pay on top of that. I recently went to download ruby ripper for linux and the developer said he was done with the project and everyone should just use services like google play. Why is everyone clamoring so hard to get drm back and require proprietary players for their music? I also don't think it makes financial sense for music subs when for the same price you could buy 1 album per month or more with sales.
Its not like I'm for or against digital or physical but I simply want control of my media collection.
I read a few articles that claim apple is planning or wants to eliminate downloads. A few other articles claim that cd's will outlast downloads due to this. I don't buy from apple but noticed that even amazon shut down their mp3 importer and is pushing their service as well.
People seem to be switching over to these services rather than buying music. To me it seems ridiculously naive to give up control of your media and then pay on top of that. I recently went to download ruby ripper for linux and the developer said he was done with the project and everyone should just use services like google play. Why is everyone clamoring so hard to get drm back and require proprietary players for their music? I also don't think it makes financial sense for music subs when for the same price you could buy 1 album per month or more with sales.
Its not like I'm for or against digital or physical but I simply want control of my media collection.