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Originally Posted by vansmith
Are you sure about that? Can you still buy a VCR? The CD just celebrated 25 years. The VHS lasted about 31 years. I find it hard to believe that, with the rapid growth of digital distribution, that the CD has another 70 years in it. I'd be surprised if it had 10.
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Optical disc based media isn't going away in the next 100 years. It's too inexpensive, too easy, too reliable when compared with flash memory or hard drive storage systems. Digital distribution may continue to gain ground, but there's always a market for hard media. You can't resell an mp3 file at a rummage sale or Amazon marketplace after you are through listening to it.
Can you buy a VCR? Have you been to Best Buy or Wal-Mart recently? Yes you can. And you can still buy VHS tapes. The cheapest way to time shift your TV shows is still with a programmed VCR that you probably already have in your house.
I was just sharing with the forum why I don't like the iPod. For you to tell me that I'm not thinking logically about it nonsense. With the iPod, you have iTunes and iTunes is a big turn off for a lot of people. I could say you are not logical with your thoughts on optical media.