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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
Music sales were $13 billion in 1999 and $6 billion in 2009. I think that's good evidence that some executives have lost their job, and some musicians have lost their livelihood.
And terms like "propped up and protected" are disingenuous.
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Agreed. I don't think anyone is "propping up or protecting" other than the companies themselves by intentionally blocking new tech and protecting the status quo ... now certainly some of these corporations have politicians in their pockets but just as certainly not across the board. Change is difficult to accept whether personally, corporately or socially.
The thing is, they would be better in the long run to embrace the new technologies and learn to incorporate them into their current business practices, because if they don't there are companies out there that will and the old dinosaurs will lose out to them.
Still the things like exclusive deals are going to happen regardless. It's business.