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* Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> [150827 14:57]: |
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> On Thu, 27 Aug 2015 16:43:41 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> > > Kids still buy CDs? My grandson recently asked me "What's a record?" |
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> > > when I used the term. |
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> > I live in a different universe to you called "South Africa" and CDs are |
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> > a big market here. The bulk of the population (none of whom are early |
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> > adopters) don't trust online music stores; they want a thing they can |
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> > hold in their hand and that thing is a CD :-) |
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> Round here, the kids (and most adults) are happy to entrust everything to |
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> Apple and Facebook. I prefer physical media, but I always considered that |
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> a symptom of being an old fart. |
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I've always considered my regard for media as being an old fart as well. |
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Though two of my three kids are building vinyl collections now. |
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> > vinyls are also making a comeback; it's a whole retro marketing thing. |
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> Vinyl has always been the medium of choice for audio snobs... |
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I prefer reel to reel tape... |
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