Why I think M$ is Barking up the wrong tree.....

[Elandyll]

Thing is, Mp3's have been around for what ... 12 years+ now?
The first commonly available mp3 portable player (right after the Mpman), the Diamond Rio (I had one) is close to 10 year old !
The I-pod ... 6+ years old !

What do you see when you go to a store with an audio section? audio CDs.

How come?

It's because we are physical animals. Of course digital downloads are very practical, be it on your cell phone ofr portable player, computer etc.
But when it comes down to owning stuff, we like to go check it, for it to have a nice cover, possibly a booklet, and if it's a gift we want a nice presetnation and possibly something collector.

In an all digital world, when you go to a store (if ever), all you will see is rows after rows of .. gift cards.

No thanks.