Comment by jadester

Thu, 22 Jan 2004 12:27:12 EST

heh on the "download and try before you buy" thing, i have done that with quite a few pc games. It's simply easier and cheaper, for me, to wait a few days/coupla weeks downloading a game and then try it out, than go into town, buy it, get it home, find it doesn't work/wasn't worth the money, and take it back for a refund. if games were cheaper, they wouldn't have to be so good to be worth the money - indeed i ave a number of titles i've bought secondhand, or even new but reduced (i.e. from ebay i've just a day or two ago bought simcity4 and its addon rush hour, because overall it works out cheaper even than amazon's cheap price on the up-and-comnig deluxe version which is equivalent) the likes of amazon do help, especially with sales like their new year's one. My guess is it won't be too long now before online retailers account for the largest share of music sales and possibly other media like DVDs and games (assuming they don't now)

Comment by John Mudd

Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:52:13 EST

I found it interesting that the RIAA and MPA (and MPAA) have all been visiting my real estate website lately, possibly because of a Blogcritics posts about them. I have downloaded free tracks from artists' websites before, but I have never participated in file sharing. Call me stupid, but I do actually prefer buying my music, but I can see how someone may want to download a track to sample it, rather than purchasing a single. Who knows, maybe Jack Valenti is looking to buy a Florida home or condo, or they could be looking for some good, new and original talent. ;) Real estate is so popular these days that I'm surprised no one in the entertainment industry has taken advantage of it. If they want to, I have a few interesting ideas for them.

Blogcritics: Comments on Dawn of the Dead: RIAA Files More Lawsuits

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