Comments on: What year did downloaded music start outselling CDs/vinyl?

By: walt

walt — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:36:55 +0000

Davin: I’m sure you’re not alone–probably not even close to it. The Simple Story–”digital sweeps away analog, inevitably, rapidly and wholly”–is almost always wrong, but it’s simple and compelling. I’m seeing lots of stories that say X will replace Y the way downloads replaced CDs, always assuming that this has already happened and is pretty much universal.

By: Davin

Davin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:35:57 +0000

For the record, I’m relatively young (30) and still buy loads…LOADS of music in physical media (some vinyl, mostly CD). I’m versed in the various digital music distribution channels, both legitimate and not so-. I even subscribe to a monthly streaming “cloud” service (Rhapsody). But if I think I’m going to listen to a record more than 3 or 4 times, I’m probably going to end up buying it in a form I can hold. So I always laugh when I read articles that treat people who still buy physical media like Bigfoot – smelly and possibly mythical.

By: walt

walt — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:46:35 +0000

See change in post: Davin’s right, and sources say that it will probably happen next year (2011).

By: John Klima

John Klima — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:40:45 +0000

I will blindly say 2008. No real reason, just picking a year.

By: Davin

Davin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:58:16 +0000

I’m pretty sure they haven’t yet.

By: Stephen Francoeur

Stephen Francoeur — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:57:29 +0000

This year?