are music cds going away?
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Earlier this month, Best Buy announced it will discontinue sales of CDs – one of their big items through the '80s and '90s – on July 1st. Billboard reported Best Buy's CD business has dwindled in recent years. ... This doesn't mean that CDs as a format will simply go away, but the writing is on the wall.
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UPDATE: The verdict is in and The PC is definitely not dead. Technology changes quickly – today's popular devices may be obsolete in only two years. ... Recently, it's become apparent that the desktop PCs may eventually be replaced by mobile computing options like laptops and tablets.
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Apple is saying goodbye to iTunes after 18 years. The tech giant on Monday announced that the online storefront for music, movies and more is being discontinued to make way for a suite of media apps. ... The iTunes Music Store will now also live in the Apple Music app for purchasing songs and albums.
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In other words, a CD file is 11 times larger than a 128 Kbps MP3 file. ... An audio CD can hold at most 80 minutes of music which is typically 15 to 20 songs. In comparison, a data CD can hold 100-200 songs in MP3 format (depending on the bit rate), representing several hours worth of music.
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Answer: A: Answer: A: Music downloaded from the Apple Music subscription service is tied to the subscription, and as such will stop playing if it expires or cannot be renewed. It will be eventually be removed from the device if the subscription is not reactivated.
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It turns out that even in the age of streaming audio, the CD still has value, especially for indie artists that want to offer something tangible to their fans. While that also helps explain the resurgence of vinyl albums, CDs are still easier to produce, cheaper to buy, and more profitable to sell than vinyl.
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Kmart will no longer sell DVDs and Blu-ray discs in their stores with the remaining stock heavily discounted in a massive clearance sale to create extra space for more kids products and homeware items. ... Other major retailers including JB Hi-Fi, Big W and Target will continue to sell DVDs, Blu-rays and CDs.
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An Obsolete Format But now, many new cars no longer have CD players. Manufacturers have replaced the aging CD player with touch-screen media centers that offer streaming services, hands-free Bluetooth® and can play digital files from portable USB drives.
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Although Microsoft will "retire" Zune services on Nov. 15, the company says Zune devices will still work, and anything saved to them will be playable. You'll also be able to transfer music to and from your Zune. But you won't be able to stream or download songs from the Zune service.
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iTunes is officially going away after close to two decades in operation. The company has moved its functionality into 3 different apps: Apple Music, Podcasts and Apple TV. The shutdown shouldn't shock anyone. In June, Apple announced that it was shutting the app down for good.
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ALAC is ~50%-%60 of the original size. CDs are only 700MB max.
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Windows Explorer should open to display the files available on both storage mediums – if not, simply navigate to the files in two different windows. If your CD does not have an anti-piracy measure preventing it, you will then be able to select the music files on the CD and drag them to your USB drive's storage.
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Apple Music is just $15 either way. For anyone who remembers buying CDs at $15 a pop, any of these options will look like a bargain. But it's not quite the whole cost.
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A couple of decades later, vinyl is finally getting its revenge. As more and more stores drop CDs, they are bringing back vinyl records that many people had given up for dead.
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Somebody said (and I agree) that the situation is the result of the big ones -- Amazon, Microsoft, Google, who suffered from the existence of Rocket, finally decided to shut it down... We are left with the sweet memories of freeloading great music and, hopefully, huge personal libraries to enjoy... RIP, MP3 Rocket Pro!
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In fact, many people have more storage in their computers today than they are likely to use over the lifetime of the system. Using CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs for storing data just isn't worth it anymore, especially given the increased portability of newer computers.