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sport 14,232 posts
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Downloading was never just a fad. Well maybe in the mid 90's. From the late 90's it was pretty damn obvious where things were going. -
Aretak 10,391 posts
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Registered 15 years agograysonavich wrote:
Maybe if you only listen to mainstream music, but there's always going to be plenty of niche stuff (especially foreign arists) that won't be available on streaming services.
In a roundabout way he's right. Give it another 5 years and people will all be streaming music. I don't have a single mp3 on my hard drive anymore. -
Downloading a 4mb mp3 on a 28.8k-56k modem wasn't much fun tbh. I was one of the first trials for NTL 512k in 98/99 but even then most websites still had midi versions as alternative downloads. -
Aretak wrote:
I don't really know what counts as mainstream music. Chart music I guess? I only really listen to "Future World Music" or ambient background stuff that I've no idea what the genre even is ( https://soundcloud.com/dep/sets/within-the-darkness ).
graysonavich wrote:
Maybe if you only listen to mainstream music, but there's always going to be plenty of niche stuff (especially foreign arists) that won't be available on streaming services.
In a roundabout way he's right. Give it another 5 years and people will all be streaming music. I don't have a single mp3 on my hard drive anymore.
Between that and channels like SuicideSheep on youtube, I don't see the point in having mp3s anymore. -
Dougs 85,274 posts
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Registered 15 years agoMobility. Until mobile networks are up to scratch and reasonably priced (inc decent bandwidth) and sub services come down a bit, people are going to want to listen on the move still. Can't see that changing. -
sport 14,232 posts
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Registered 12 years agoDeckard1 wrote:
If only there was a way to access the Internet without cables, kinda like radio waves or something.
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I'd disagree. Mobile data will go teh same way SMS data has in the next 5 years. I use Spotify on my mobile almost every night (albeit on wifi). But that's only because 3G is shite.
It wasn't so long ago SMS was the most expensive way to send data. If I've sent 5 text messages this year I'd be surprised. -
sport 14,232 posts
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Registered 12 years agoDeckard1 wrote:
No silly, I was alluding to the wireless revolution that is gonna hit us like a metaphorical tidal wave in the near future.
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disusedgenius 9,076 posts
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Registered 11 years agoDeckard1 wrote:
Because they can choose exactly what the radio plays.
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Or yeah - alternative to cheaper mobile data is wider accessible public Wifi.
I struggle to see it /not/ happening. -
Mr_Sleep 21,647 posts
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Registered 16 years agokalel wrote:
Kind of, the supermarkets took the AAA title purchases from HMV as they would always negotiate a better deal, it's rare for one of the big titles to not be sold at cost or as a loss leader in a supermarket. HMV and the like could no longer rely on a bump from those sales as they couldn't afford the loss on each unit.
As I understand it, it's actually the supermarkets that have totally fucked the likes of HMV and Game, not online retailers.
I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of it is also related to the costs of building leases, their flagship stores would be costing an absolute fortune to maintain. -
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chopsen 19,993 posts
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Registered 13 years agoGiven that mobile voice coverage is still not universal, it'll be a while until mobile data is a viable alternative for local storage. Some people may not want subscription costs, either. -
ED209 505 posts
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Registered 13 years agosport wrote:
Pah! Streaming's a fad! I've never managed to get off to anything on Netflix*, plus with the pictures you get to actually see it going in.
Honestly, who looks at porn "pics" anymore when there's streaming galore.
*ok one time while iCarly was on, but it was the episode where she snacks on a retarded whim so it's understandable. -
Moot_Point 5,530 posts
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Registered 6 years agosport wrote:
So instead of having a device with your music library on, you'd rather pay a monthly charge to access it via WiFi?
Deckard1 wrote:
If only there was a way to access the Internet without cables, kinda like radio waves or something.
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sport 14,232 posts
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Registered 12 years agoMoot_Point wrote:
I'm not telling you what I'd like, I'm telling you what's going to happen.
sport wrote:
So instead of having a device with your music library on, you'd rather pay a monthly charge to access it via WiFi?
Deckard1 wrote:
If only there was a way to access the Internet without cables, kinda like radio waves or something.
MP3's will always be essential for portable music though. -
THFourteen 47,951 posts
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Registered 13 years agoI have spotify on my phone and ipad and it lets me downlaod all the music i want for off-line listening. you just have to log in once per month.
i'd much rather that and pay £9.99 a month and get to listen to tonnes of different stuff -
The popularity of subscription based on demand streaming services in the last few years has proven people are willing to pay for a viable instant alternative. Rather than everyone with access to generictorrentdotcoms being a filthy pirate.
Regardless, DMCA's are everywhere now. I'm too old for chasing stuff around. -
Moot_Point 5,530 posts
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Registered 6 years agosport wrote:
Eh?
Moot_Point wrote:
I'm not telling you what I'd like, I'm telling you what's going to happen.
sport wrote:
So instead of having a device with your music library on, you'd rather pay a monthly charge to access it via WiFi?
Deckard1 wrote:
If only there was a way to access the Internet without cables, kinda like radio waves or something.
MP3's will always be essential for portable music though.
I have a couple of devices that have all my music/video/apps on, without the need to stream wirelessly. If you are willing to pay to access stuff you have bought, then be my guest! -
Dougs 85,274 posts
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Registered 15 years agograysonavich wrote:
Public wifi is arse though. The experience in terms of connecting is a ballache, and is mostly tied into another contract elsewhere - whether mobile, Sky, Virgin etc. 4G will make most public wifi redundant imo. Agree that it will happen, but won't be mass market for a good 4-5 years.
Or yeah - alternative to cheaper mobile data is wider accessible public Wifi.
I struggle to see it /not/ happening. -
MetalDog 24,080 posts
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Registered 16 years agoOne thing's for sure, the next time we have major civilisation collapse we're going to leave one hell of an interesting dark ages for future archaeologists to puzzle over. -
On the move I use itunes match, have around half my library on the phone, when it comes to a song that isn't on my mobile it streams and saves over 3G. It's definitely the way it's going, what with amazon and google rival services. -
sport 14,232 posts
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Registered 12 years agoChrist guys, I'm talking about next year or something. But give it a decade (same time frame as that HMV meeting till now) and every device you have will be able to access the Internet, whether that be through wifi or 3G or magic.
If you don't like it, then fuck off to Mars. It'll be a penal colony by then anyway. -
chopsen 19,993 posts
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Registered 13 years agoDeckard1 wrote:
That's an interesting one. Moving to an entirely streaming-only media delivery model is not just a technological issue, but also a political one. We can have our 12G mobile devices or whatever, but the desire to break the world up in to little chunks doesn't seem to be going away, or is solvable by wireless technology.
And what happens if you can't get a decent mobile signal? Or you're abroad? -
While the digital landscape was a little ten different ten years ago, it's still a massive failure to not adjust for where it was potentially headed, even more so when you're paying experts to tell you where it's heading only for you to go "nah, bollocks, downloading will never catch on".
It astonishes me how companies like Kodak, Sony and now major retail outlets have filed to see the writing on the wall with regards to digital. Their demise is exactly what they deserve. -
Yeah, but I thought USB wouldn't catch on so I can't be too disparaging (what's wrong with RS232?)
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