asuciu - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Understood... (Score 1) 998

by asuciu on Wednesday May 02, 2007 @06:13PM (#18964211) Attached to: Student Arrested for Making Videogame Map of School

This is my hammer. There are many like it but this one is mine. My hammer is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My hammer, without me, is useless. Without my hammer, I am useless. I must use my hammer true. I must swing straighter than my nail who is trying to resist me. I must swing him before he falls out of the whole. I will... I won't finish this creed. ... for the sake of being arrested for possession of a hammer(with intent to use). I guess I'll have to hire government professionals to repair my wood picnic table huh? Pretty soon the hardware store will be asking me for a background check and SSN before I can buy a hammer... lets not even go talking about nail guns.

Can Music Survive Inside the Big Box? 90

Posted by Zonk on Friday April 27, 2007 @09:54PM from the help-help-i-need-to-escape dept.

_randy_64 writes "In a story that ties in nicely with a recent discussion about the possible reprieve for Net Radio, the Wall Street Journal asks Can Music Survive Inside the Big Box? The article discusses how the 'big box' stores (e.g. Wal-Mart, Best Buy) are cutting back on space and acceptance of music CDs. With 85% of music sales still coming from CDs, maybe this is another thing to push the music industry towards better online sales models? 'Thanks largely to aggressive pricing and advertising, big-box chains are now responsible in the U.S. for at least 65% of music sales (including online and physical recordings), according to estimates by distribution executives, up from 20% a decade ago. Where a store that depends on CDs for the bulk of its sales needs a profit margin of around 30%, big chains get by making just 14% on music, say label executives who handle distribution. One of these executives describes the shift as a tidal wave.'"

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