[IP] more on CDs 'could be history in five years'
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Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 09:35:57 -0500
From: Arik Hesseldahl <arik@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IP] CDs 'could be history in five years'
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Dave, CDs aren't going anywhere soon.
I wrote this in 2002:
"It might seem that portable MP3 players are certain to kill the personal
CD player. But it's not that simple. Sales of personal CD players peaked in
2000 at 18.3 million units, according to NPDTechworld. More than 3 million
MP3 players like the Rio and iPod will ship this year according to
InStat/MDR. Oddly, MP3 music may ensure the CD's survival. Nearly 350,000
CD players sold in the U.S. this year support CDs with MP3 songs. Plain old
CD players will start fading from view by 2005. "
It's part of a feature I wrote called "Technology Past Its Prime"
http://www.forbes.com/2002/09/09/0909obsolete.html
Arik Hesseldahl
Forbes.com
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