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I too am a gen-x member and though I grew up with the top-40 my music taste is pretty different from most. Pandora has made this even more eclectic since it exposes me to artists based on their algorithmic view of my music taste. Due to pandora's issues with the larger labels it has exposed me to many smaller artists. When I get around to getting a music player that isn't my smart phone I will need to buy a lot of songs, and I will be using pandora to help me identify which ones.
I see the music labels actions as just crying that the world is changing and wanting to turn back the hands of time so they can control content and maximize their profits by investing in a small number of artists. Now there is a larger playing field and it is highly diverse. This upsets cartels, which in my mind is a good thing.
The book publishing industry is not acting quite as stupidly as the music industry did and I suspect they will come through it better. Change is inevitable, ride the wave or be crushed by it.
-Duncan
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