True enough. It's hard to argue that the music selection available at the
HMV in Zimbabwe is the same as at my local mall. What I meant is that there
are a lot of people outside of the US that don't have easy access to the
internet.....especially high speed connections. For example I live in
Winnipeg, Canada....population 650,000....so it's a reasonably large city.
If you live a 15 minute drive outside of the city there is no high speed
access. And Petersfield, Canada is hardly sub-Saharan Africa.
As well, my sister lives in Downtown Winnipeg with full access to music
stores just a few minutes walk away. However she cannot afford cable TV let
alone the purchase price of a computer and the monthly subscription fee to
high speed internet. If an artist wanted to reach my sister as a potential
listener distributing solely through the internet won't work.
And not just because she can't afford the computer and internet access
either. She also just can't be bothered to use a computer. SHe has no
interest in it.
Z Moser wrote:
quoted 15 lines I am going to make a assumption that the part of the world that doesn't
> I am going to make a assumption that the part of the world that doesn't
> have easy acess to the web probaly also doesn't have a big selection of
> music stores in their neighboorhood either. This is just a guess.
>
> zach
>
> >
> >Because the entire world is not on the web.
> >
> >If you want to market yourself exclusively to people who:
> >A. have access to a computer and
> >B. have an affinity to use computers for leisure
> >then you're fine.
> >
> >But the entire world is not the relatively small sub-section of Europe
and
quoted 12 lines Noth America that has reasonably easy and inexpensive access to computers
> >Noth America that has reasonably easy and inexpensive access to computers
> >and the internet.
> >
> >And we could extend the argument to other industries as well:
> >
> >1. Why do people hire real estate agents to sell their home?
> >2. Why do people seek the advice of a banker for a loan when they could
> >arrange one over the phone?
> >3. Why do people trade in their cars to an auto dealership rather than
> >selling them from home?
> >
> >People find convenience and expertise in the people in these (and
hundreds
quoted 46 lines of other) professions. No, YOU don't have to use a label but don't
> >of other) professions. No, YOU don't have to use a label but don't
> >discount
> >their appeal and utility to others.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "svin" <svinrave@yahoo.com>
> >To: "Jeff/Ninja Tune" <jeff@ninjatune.net>
> >Cc: <idm@hyperreal.org>
> >Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 1:18 PM
> >Subject: [idm] who needs labels?
> >
> >
> > > i dont really know why i need labels if all you
> > > need to produce and sell -
> > > is
> > > a)computer
> > > b)web
> > >
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