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You make some interesting points NVASH. My experience with Amazon has been different; most of the products I see have four or four and a half stars, and they are usually overrated.
It is also true that for years music companies used pop hits and radio songs to sell albums that were 90 percent junk, and part of the reason piracy started was because people didn't want to pay 20$ for an album with one or two good songs or 5-10$ for a single.
I think digital music solves that problem by allowing you to buy individual songs for .99$. You usually can also listen to any song before you buy it.
I think piracy has incited needed change in the content industries. They complain about money loss, but we see them experimenting with new models such as the netflix model or advertising models. The music industry was stagnant in the nineties even though music sales were through the roof. I think piracy has helped break them out of their complacency, forced them to realize that the customer is not just some cow to be milked, forced them to realize (for now) that the best business model is finding ways to make listening and buying and choosing music more enjoyable, convenient, and affordable.
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