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Post by bunifah on Oct 8, 2013 14:21:01 GMT -5
I really need to allow myself to get into this 'streaming' business with more depth I still cant quite accept the thought of not HAVING one song to my name if I am in some form paying for it.
But again, a few years ago I couldnt even consider PAYING for a digital download and look at me today, buying songs off iTunes every week...
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Post by Glove Slap on Oct 8, 2013 15:57:52 GMT -5
Think of it this way: If you pay to buy one song to your name, how long will you listen to it? Chances are that there will come a time when you will move on to other songs and not listen to that song anywhere near as often. For those new songs, you would have to pay again and the cycle repeats.
With streaming subscriptions, you just pay a flat fee and when you are finished with one group of songs that you would have purchased and moved to another, you are not required to pay again.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2013 16:10:25 GMT -5
Paid. It is so easy access. I love it. I feel like I already pay for so many monthly entertainment services - Netflix, Roku, Hulu Plus, iTunes Match, SiriusXM. Not to mention my cable bill. Buying CDs still feels like an investment to me. That's a downside to the "everything everywhere" option, when you can pick and choose what you want, those subscriptions can add up. CDs may be an investment but it is a bad one. Except in rare circumstances, the re-sell value of CDs amounts to, at best a couple bucks. The monthly investment in a streaming service will give you about the same return on your money and probably more enjoyment
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Post by Push The Button on Oct 8, 2013 16:43:42 GMT -5
I feel like I already pay for so many monthly entertainment services - Netflix, Roku, Hulu Plus, iTunes Match, SiriusXM. Not to mention my cable bill. Buying CDs still feels like an investment to me. That's a downside to the "everything everywhere" option, when you can pick and choose what you want, those subscriptions can add up. CDs may be an investment but it is a bad one. Except in rare circumstances, the re-sell value of CDs amounts to, at best a couple bucks. The monthly investment in a streaming service will give you about the same return on your money and probably more enjoyment I wasn't referring to resale value. The investment, to me, is that I will always have it. If my computer crashes, if Spotify goes out of business or if that album is pulled from streaming, I will have a copy of that album.
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Oct 9, 2013 7:37:56 GMT -5
CDs may be an investment but it is a bad one. Except in rare circumstances, the re-sell value of CDs amounts to, at best a couple bucks. The monthly investment in a streaming service will give you about the same return on your money and probably more enjoyment I wasn't referring to resale value. The investment, to me, is that I will always have it. If my computer crashes, if Spotify goes out of business or if that album is pulled from streaming, I will have a copy of that album. That is why its only $10/mo
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Post by Push The Button on Oct 9, 2013 8:52:56 GMT -5
I wasn't referring to resale value. The investment, to me, is that I will always have it. If my computer crashes, if Spotify goes out of business or if that album is pulled from streaming, I will have a copy of that album. That is why its only $10/mo I've been burned before by streaming services - Netflix seems to make it a point to stop streaming one of my favorite shows every month.
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Post by Glove Slap on Oct 9, 2013 9:18:16 GMT -5
That's not really their fault. The contracts that Netflix signs with other companies have sometimes have finite time limit that is dictated by the other company since they are the ones allowing their material to be streamed. Besides, for the flat fee that you paid, you can watch other shows that they have selected for your tastes so that's not really getting "burned".
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Post by Push The Button on Oct 9, 2013 9:49:23 GMT -5
That's not really their fault. The contracts that Netflix signs with other companies have sometimes have finite time limit that is dictated by the other company since they are the ones allowing their material to be streamed. Besides, for the flat fee that you paid, you can watch other shows that they have selected for your tastes so that's not really getting "burned". I was being facetious.
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