Universal Music Group (UMG), one of the "Big 4" record labels has announced its latest ploy to increase physical CD sales in the U.S., slashing prices of new releases to under $10.
Dubbing the pricing program "Velocity," UMG hopes that consumers will go out and buy CDs, which will still retail for higher prices than the comparable songs digitally, but with a closer gap.
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now why would i pay $10 when i can download the 1 only good track on it made by respectable publishers for $0.99 and avoid the crap thrown together by universal to fill the cd?
p.s. the same goes for the other RIAA companies sony, emi, warner.
Originally posted by bam431: One Problem, I still have to get up and go buy it then rip it to my PC then copy it to my MP3 player. I don't think I've done that for years.
If you're downgrading it to MP3, you have no reason to buy cd-quality audio.
Stick with iTunes, or whatever other crap-quality distributor you pay for(!?).
Yeah, the problem with the music industry now is, there's a whole generation of people that have grown up, and are currently growing up, without ever purchasing any cd's. That $10/wk allowance kids are getting, they're saving and spending it on something else.
