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People have always sacrificed quality/efficiency for an inferior product that is cheaper, simpler, or more available, which explains why VHS became the standard over beta, why people still use the "QWERTY" keyboard
QWERTY keyboard over what? I mean, many people ten finger touch type on a QWERTY keyboard, what is more efficient? Not that there might not be theoretically an even more efficiant keyboard, but it would have to be learned acknew. So the comparison to MP3 vs CD etc. seems to be odd?
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Fake news: Apple isn't killing iTunes music downloads
https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/03/30/fake-news-apple-isnt-killing-itunes-music-downloads
Thanks, jwb79. That was a help.
The OP article said downloads provide only the "illusion of ownership," because a device can fail. It's stunning to me that (apparently) a lot of people go about their lives with no file backups. Are they stupid?
The trouble with streaming is, your beloved song or movie can be deleted from a corporate catalog at the drop of a hat. It's just gone one day and that's it. Low sales, licensing issues, whatever, and it's gone. Streaming advocates either haven't thought of that, or they love nothing and just want momentary distractions for entertainment. Do they think beyond the moment? Do they have no cherished memories?
Another danger of streaming is that, especially in films and TV, content might be censored in the future. What was once acceptable is now considered politically incorrect or offensive to some group. So the corporation could quietly make cuts and changes to vintage films to re-write history. They can't do that to the copy you own.
So if I love it, I want to own a copy.
I like CDs, but I also like the instant gratification of buying a download. The best of both worlds is when you buy a CD on Amazon and it comes with a full download at no extra charge. You can't beat that.
I think the best thing about a big download store like iTunes is the breadth and depth of the inventory. It's not literally the whole history of recorded music, but they have more available than you could ever have found in a brick and mortar store. It's just a good feeling to see all this music preserved, even the things you'd never buy, but to know that people can buy it, that it's available.
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People have always sacrificed quality/efficiency for an inferior product that is cheaper, simpler, or more available, which explains why VHS became the standard over beta, why people still use the "QWERTY" keyboard
QWERTY keyboard over what? I mean, many people ten finger touch type on a QWERTY keyboard, what is more efficient? Not that there might not be theoretically an even more efficiant keyboard, but it would have to be learned acknew. So the comparison to MP3 vs CD etc. seems to be odd?
My only point is that the qwerty keyboard, which most acknowledge is not the most efficient layout for a keyboard, is used because that is what everyone is used to using. People don't want to switch to a more efficient layout because they don't want to have to re-learn to type using the new keyboard. I wasn't making an exact comparison to MP3 vs. cds, just citing an example of something arguably inferior becoming the standard because it was more readily available.
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Are they stupid?
Do they think beyond the moment?
Do they have no cherished memories?
Zap, I think you know the answers to these questions. 
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For those of you interested in what Europeans would pay for a regular release, I did this comparison for Avengers: Infinity War. Price in local store is an estimate based on other releases like The last Jedi or Ragnarok. I haven't seen it on shelves yet. Even Dutch online stores as BOL.com, Media Markt or Plato do not carry it (online the price is usually € 19,99 - € 21,99 with free shipping).
The seconds spreadsheet calculates what would happen if I were to combine titles in one order. I usually combine five titles to stay under the extra tax-limit of €150. Usually there are a couple of double- or triple-disc titles, so shipping with SAE and LLL can go up fast.
All shipping in this spreadsheet is to the Netherlands. I even included the price if I would take te subway to a local store, although I would consider that negligible.
Explanation for tax:
• 19% for every non-EU order over €22 (excluding shipping and handling)
• 4,7% for every non-EU order over €150 (excluding shipping and handling)
For this comparison, I assumed the shipping party declared the bill value, not the material value. For that discussion, see here: http://filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=126898&forumID=1&archive=0&pageID=1&r=384#bottom
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