When we sold our house and went on the road 12 years ago, I lamented having to give up my vinyl record collection (which I started when I was in high school) because I had no place to put my record player. I adapted by changing to 8-track tapes and player. Not long after that I had to change to cassette tapes and player, then to cd's and a cd/dvd player. Each time I had to give up many old "friends" and and collect new music because my old music wasn't being preserved on the latest medium.
This week on the news I listened to the newscasters complaining because Best Buy and other big box stores are no longer going to sell cd's/dvd's because everyone streams their music and videos. "How can I play my music when I can't afford to buy a new computer?" one person asked. Another said that a lot of "older laptops" don't have compatible software for streaming.
This started me asking again the question I raised when all tv's were changed to hd: Who planned all this obsolescence and is raking in the bucks?
All I know is that we aren't!
Louise and Duane
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