Comments on: The End of Scratched CDs http://gigaom.com/2006/02/16/the-end-of-scratched-cds/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: alexking.org: Blog > Around the web http://gigaom.com/2006/02/16/the-end-of-scratched-cds/#comment-114688 Sun, 19 Feb 2006 17:09:54 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/16/the-end-of-scratched-cds/#comment-114688 [...] Om Malik on Broadband : The End of Scratched CDs – great stuff coming out of Denver these days. [...]

]]> By: Om Malik on Broadband : » Introducing, The Daily Om http://gigaom.com/2006/02/16/the-end-of-scratched-cds/#comment-114687 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 06:25:37 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/16/the-end-of-scratched-cds/#comment-114687 [...] This message was hammered into me when I shifted to a more languid lifestyle – writing for monthly magazines, Red Herring first, and now Business 2.0. Despite a vociferous arguments, my editors point out that not every story is a cover story. Yet it is a story. So short, that it almost tastes like a hint of truffle oil in a salmon omelette. For instance, the Scratchless CD story in the latest issue of Business 2.0. [...]

]]> By: Eric B http://gigaom.com/2006/02/16/the-end-of-scratched-cds/#comment-114686 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:59:52 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/16/the-end-of-scratched-cds/#comment-114686 Shoot… should have RTFA: “With nearly $1 million in funding, Scratch-Less is bringing its brand of CD-Rs and recordable DVDs to stores”

That makes sense. Sony/BMG/TimeWarner using this tech doesn’t make sense (at least, from their point of view – for consumers it would be great).

]]> By: Eric B http://gigaom.com/2006/02/16/the-end-of-scratched-cds/#comment-114685 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:58:34 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/16/the-end-of-scratched-cds/#comment-114685 The problem is… why would the media companies want this? How much of their revenue is from people purchasing CDs that they already own? I know I’ve replaced a good number of CDs and a couple of DVDs because they’ve been scratched up quite a bit.

If I remember correctly the protective coating on Blu-ray discs is actually optional.

]]> By: Drivin’ Blind » The End of Scratched CDs http://gigaom.com/2006/02/16/the-end-of-scratched-cds/#comment-114684 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 18:07:58 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/16/the-end-of-scratched-cds/#comment-114684 [...] The End of Scratched CDs: “ [...]

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