In Reply to: Yes, I don't follow you there. posted by David Smith on September 5, 2014 at 06:27:23:
That's what people are willing to pay for these days. Not usage.
"I don't think people expect free music when they buy a phone any more than they expect free CDs when they buy a CD player or free drinks when they buy a glass or free money when they open a bank account."
Ah, but David, they do. And remember they aren't just buying a phone, or even mainly buying a phone (or a tablet or laptop), they are paying a hefty monthly fee to buy voice, text and data service and internet access. They expect music access as part of the package. Musicians need to get their cut of those monthly fees. Some in the music recording biz are finally wising up and shifting to an access model, but it is very late in the game.
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Follow Ups
- The answer to your question is: Access. - rbolaw 07:19:00 09/05/14 (11)
- RE: "Access.... That's what people are willing to pay for these days. Not usage."... - Ivan303 08:33:14 09/05/14 (9)
- RE: "Access.... That's what people are willing to pay for these days. Not usage."... - rbolaw 09:48:44 09/05/14 (8)
- We've all go skin in the game.... - Ivan303 10:06:49 09/05/14 (7)
- RE: We've all go skin in the game.... - David Smith 12:47:42 09/05/14 (6)
- What 'rbolaw' below said... - Ivan303 16:43:14 09/05/14 (1)
- RE: What 'rbolaw' below said... - David Smith 17:34:08 09/05/14 (0)
- RE: We've all go skin in the game.... - rbolaw 15:23:48 09/05/14 (3)
- RE: We've all go skin in the game.... - David Smith 17:04:06 09/05/14 (2)
- RE: We've all go skin in the game.... - rbolaw 18:27:39 09/05/14 (1)
- Actually what we're discussing here are two different things. - David Smith 18:42:46 09/05/14 (0)
- It's fair to say we are in disagreement. That's OK. nt - David Smith 07:31:38 09/05/14 (0)