

Is Radiohead's "In Rainbows" a flop or a blockbuster?


















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By Brainonska511 on 11/12/2007 9:57:48 PM , Rating: 2
Obviously, you just don't get it.

Sure, a $10-$15 CD costs less than a game, but the game has a higher perceived value to the consumer. If a consumer budgets $50/month for entertainment purposes, then they might buy the game just because of that instead of 4 or 5 CDs.

As for whether it works out of the gate, that has nothing to do with the cost argument I put forth. Heck, you want to argue about things working, look at those lovely DRM wrapped CDs that don't work out of the gate....

Now onto Radiohead - they haven't released any information as to how much they made and what people paid on average. The opt-in system that the market researcher is using is a flawed methodology. Now, even if the market research company was correct, Radiohead received a lot of attention for this from many people who never would listen to their music - how many of those people downloaded the album just to see if they would like it? How many tossed only one or two dollars their way just because they believe in the idea but don't actually care for their music?

I don't see how I'm a liar by hating DRM or anything I said. You might want to try a dictionary or thesaurus to find words that would fit what you want to really say. As for apathy and sense of entitlement, get a clue. There are many reasons to download music - between hearing new things (that you wouldn't hear anywhere else), trying before buying, etc...


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