OT: long - Replacing CD's? was RE: [vorbis] New type of copy-prot ected audio CDs are coming...

[Mat Bettinson]

Heya Jack,

>> Minidisc hasn't caught due to the pricing issue.  There isn't enough market share to supplant CD's.

JM> I think minidisc is popular with musicians or other people who need to
JM> record things often. 

JM> I know a few people with minidisc players, but not many.

Just a quick point, Minidiscs are vastly more popular in Europe than
they are in the US. You can get commercial music on Minidiscs in
Europe also although not very much.

MP3 players, on the other hand, are now seeing a frightening growth
outstripping Minidiscs by a huge degree. I was in one of the largest
electronics goods high street retailers the other day and I counted 14
MP3 players and only 5 Minidiscs.


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