Comments on: Why do we like to collect music? http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/03/why-do-we-like-to-collect-music/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:41:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Leigh http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/03/why-do-we-like-to-collect-music/#comment-342468 Leigh Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:34:51 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2312#comment-342468 Besides how would my 7 year old at the time be able to ask me about my really big CD collection and get into Jimmy Hendrix if not for music hoarding? Besides how would my 7 year old at the time be able to ask me about my really big CD collection and get into Jimmy Hendrix if not for music hoarding?

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/03/why-do-we-like-to-collect-music/#comment-342466 mathewi Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:40:02 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2312#comment-342466 I agree, Jake -- if it could be configured properly so that you could<br>create what amounts to a personal library, then it would be as good as<br>having them all in your posession. And yet, as Fraser notes in his<br>comment, I think lots of people would still feel a subconscious desire<br>to have them and own them and possess them. I agree, Jake — if it could be configured properly so that you could
create what amounts to a personal library, then it would be as good as
having them all in your posession. And yet, as Fraser notes in his
comment, I think lots of people would still feel a subconscious desire
to have them and own them and possess them.

]]> By: Fraser http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/03/why-do-we-like-to-collect-music/#comment-342467 Fraser Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:30:20 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2312#comment-342467 From what I've heard from many music fans, the cultural attachment to possessing music (probably the same trait that in the extreme drives one to collect 3 gazillion songs) has been the major impediment to music dial-tone.<br><br>It's not a question of whether they'd hoard if they had access, but that they're resisting streaming because they hoard. From what I've heard from many music fans, the cultural attachment to possessing music (probably the same trait that in the extreme drives one to collect 3 gazillion songs) has been the major impediment to music dial-tone.

It's not a question of whether they'd hoard if they had access, but that they're resisting streaming because they hoard.

]]> By: calamityjake http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/03/why-do-we-like-to-collect-music/#comment-342465 calamityjake Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:30:16 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2312#comment-342465 It's true. I don't really want the mp3s. But I do want a list of "my" music files, so that I can organize them (by rating, adjusting tags, compiling playlists, etc). And there's no technical reason why I couldn't do those same things from an all-you-can-eat subscription service. I used to use Rhapsody to listen to music at work, and I really liked it, but I found that a lot of music I owned (or just wanted to listen to) wasn't available. It was also a pain to transfer to my portable players (in fact,as I recall I never quite managed to get it to work on my "compatible" players, and naturally it didn't work with my iPod).<br><br>Now imagine if the hypothetical iPhone subscription service allowed you to stream anything in a comprehensive library right to your portable device? They could even include mobile access to podcasts. If they got the interface right, and they got the iPhone working with 3G--eventually 4G--that would sound just great to me. It's true. I don't really want the mp3s. But I do want a list of “my” music files, so that I can organize them (by rating, adjusting tags, compiling playlists, etc). And there's no technical reason why I couldn't do those same things from an all-you-can-eat subscription service. I used to use Rhapsody to listen to music at work, and I really liked it, but I found that a lot of music I owned (or just wanted to listen to) wasn't available. It was also a pain to transfer to my portable players (in fact,as I recall I never quite managed to get it to work on my “compatible” players, and naturally it didn't work with my iPod).

Now imagine if the hypothetical iPhone subscription service allowed you to stream anything in a comprehensive library right to your portable device? They could even include mobile access to podcasts. If they got the interface right, and they got the iPhone working with 3G–eventually 4G–that would sound just great to me.

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