Comment Re:$7500 for 7500 songs? (Score 1) 599
With all due respect to the mods, how is this a troll?
He's right; maybe /. types recognize that this is stealing (or maybe everyone does, and only /. types care, it doesn't matter), but the general public could not care less.
To the average joe, Kazaa is free music, no consequences, no risks, easy, and generally high-quality (except, perhaps, to audiophiles). So, why is a typical Kazaa user going to switch to iTunes or MS's new system or whatever? Maybe if the prices respected the fact that we're talking about INTELLECTUAL property, that is, property that can be copied without cost (at least digitally), there might be more people willing to pay (reliable downloads, higher quality, licensed, etc.) but until that point, Kazaa is going to be infinitely more attractive to almost everyone.
He's right; maybe
To the average joe, Kazaa is free music, no consequences, no risks, easy, and generally high-quality (except, perhaps, to audiophiles). So, why is a typical Kazaa user going to switch to iTunes or MS's new system or whatever? Maybe if the prices respected the fact that we're talking about INTELLECTUAL property, that is, property that can be copied without cost (at least digitally), there might be more people willing to pay (reliable downloads, higher quality, licensed, etc.) but until that point, Kazaa is going to be infinitely more attractive to almost everyone.
