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- From: wood@uk.tele.nokia.fi (Peter Wood)
- Subject: LP Sales (Was:.Re: The end of cassettes)
- In-Reply-To: myers@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM's message of Mon, 16 Nov 1992 21:24:13 GMT
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- Organization: Nokia Telecommunications, Transmission Product Development,
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- References: <1992Nov12.160517.26983@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> <7490249@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 06:22:29 GMT
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- >>>>> On Mon, 16 Nov 1992 21:24:13 GMT, myers@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Bob Myers) said:
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- Bob> Whoa, folks! I am NOT saying that cassettes WILL necessarily go the way
- Bob> of the 8-track; just giving an example of a medium that DID essentially
- Bob> vanish overnight. A better analogy might be the LP - vinyl is taking a
- Bob> little longer to leave, but does anyone doubt that its days ARE
- Bob> numbered, like it or not?
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- LP sales are actually going UP in Japan, by an order of something like 30 or
- 40% this year over last, admittedly from a very small base. Apparently
- Japanese audiophiles are now discovering what we've known for years...
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- Cheers
- Pete
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