Walk-In Music Store
Introduction
Music and other similar form of entertainment has been one of the most important aspects of men’s life. There have been many inventions, technologies and innovations that are dedicated to music alone, from bulky up to portable and handy music player. There has been a big change that had happened to the industry of music since the advent of the Internet. The Internet had affected all of the industry in the global market, more primarily the music industry. Music can already be copied and disseminated almost without the cost by means of the Internet, despite the fact that payment and delivery technologies are reducing the operation costs of its commercial exchange (Lewis & Graham 2005, p. 349).
One of the most important evolution or technology in the history of music is the portable music player such as walkman and the portable CD player or CD walkman. It had been the start for another important inventions or innovations such as the mp3 players, mp4 players and more especially iPods. In 2005, iPod had reached a record of 10 million total units of sale. This had result to a speculation that the era of CD is coming to an end. This is due to the fact that mp3 players or iPod had made the life of music lover easier, because they will no longer have to buy and re-buy their favorite music in the succession of different format: from vinyl to DVD-Audio (Daly 2005).
Another reason why most of the people are switching from the traditional CD player or CD ROM is due to the fact that it is bulky and it needs a music CD first, before you can play your favorite music, making it hard to carry, where as the mp3 player or iPod is stylish and has a great or huge storage room that could save up to hundreds of songs but in a hassle free manner.
Downloading Business
The said declining stage of CD ROM had helped me to come up with the idea about a machine that will download different music albums in different e-stores in the Internet such as HMV.com, Apple iTunes, VirginMega.com, RealPlayer Music store and other legal Internet music store. The main difference is that, the store that will be using the said machine will no longer have to use CD ROM that is why; it will cater to the customers who have mp3 player, iPods and other portable storage device. The said machine will offer user-friendly interface that will help the customers to navigate and control the machine. In order to ensure that the users will be able to handle the machine easily, it will also offer or provide simple guidelines and instructions. It can help the user to move on his or her own move, making him or her feels comfortable in finding and downloading his or her desired music and other media.
The said machines will be located at different stores which will be located at different schools, universities as well as malls, and other places where in people will be able to see it in easy manner. It will be located in different schools because, nowadays, students are one of the biggest groups of the users of the mentioned technology. In addition to that, they are also more of a music lover than the oldies, because they are more of an adventurous.
Advantage and Disadvantage of the Business
One of the advantages of business is that it has a big market to start. This is due to the fact that most of the people nowadays, do own mp3 players or iPod. Another advantage is that it will not occupy much space because it will not use some storage device such as CD and DVD, but the device from the user. Another thing is that it can help the user to find their desired music in easy manner. The fact that the machine will connect to the different legal music e-stores will already caught their attention because it will prevent them from going to different record bars and buying their desired albums.
On the other hand, the main disadvantage of the said business will be from the Internet itself. The Internet had enabled to share different data and file in an easy manner that is why there are different free media that are already available for the taking without additional charge from the user. Another disadvantage is that it will be in great need of maintenance due to the fact that it is connected to the Internet.
References
Daly, S 2005, 10 Millions iPods, Previewing the CD’s End, Washington Post, viewed 6 March 2008, <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19831-2005Feb12.htm l>
Lewis, G, Graham, G & Hardaker, G 2005, ‘Evaluating the Impact of the Internet on Barriers to Entry in the Music Industry’, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 349 - 358
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