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rdouglass said:
We as consumers should not be dictating what something is priced at but just decide whether it's worth the money or not.
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Supply and demand would argue that consumers play a large part in dictating the price of a product... Anyways, why do you think there is so much "piracy" (which isn't piracy because you aren't raiding any ships to steal cargo for plundering/selling... but I digress) going on? Overpricing is a contributing factor...
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Apple made the iPod that only works with iTunes...
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You can enable a setting on the iPod to make it act as an external hard drive.
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...IIRC you can only get the music from their site.
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Any CD can be ripped to iPod compatible format.
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The fact of the matter is that record producers make money on a very small percentage of recording artists they sign. A few they make a lot of money from but they are very few...
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Well if they would stop trying to shove so much calculated music down everyone's throats, they wouldn't have so many ****ty, money-sucking "artists" to pay for...
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Bottom line is that we all have a choice in these matters. We can choose *not* to purchase those things we think are unfair / overpriced / socially irresponsible / etc. Apparently too many people have not chosen that option.
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Except for the millions that do not buy music from the big labels anymore, and instead swap it online illegally...
(I do not work nor have any affiliations with any recording industry companies whatsoever.
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Just IMO...
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