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RE: Content is not King

I don't think there's any surprise that people will pay more for connectivity than for music, of course it has far greater necessity. All it's saying about internet-based music is that the overhead is lower and so total revenue required is lower. This is true but that's not necessarily a positive either, as the perceived value of digital products is much, much lower than physical ones. Like anything, the price people are "willing to pay" is a function of motivation and availability. If it's available for a low price of course people won't be willing to pay a higher price for it. If it's something they can't get for a low price, the price they are willing to pay is a function of how motivated they are to buy it.

It's worth noting that many of Napster's strongest proponents have since changed their tune, but the damage is long done.

Dave


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