The End of the ‘CD Era

The End of the 'CD Era' / 14ymedio
Posted on February 3, 2016

14ymedio, Havana, 3 February 2016 – the lifespans of technology are
getting shorter. Less than five years ago the entire country was flooded
with sales outlets for CDs with music, TV shows and movies, but now that
moment has passed. Many sells of audiovisual materials have broadened
their offerings to sell not only CDs and DVDs, but also copy material
onto hard discs or flash memories.

The advantages are many: it lowers the costs for the self-employed
sellers and for the users. The selection can be produced on demand,
instead of opting for the so-called "combos" which are not offered on
discs. For the price of two Convertible pesos (~$2 U.S.) you can get up
to one terabyte of audiovisuals tailored to your own tastes.

It will not be unexpected, therefore, to see that with the same speed
that the shelves were filled with discs with their flashy covers,
smaller outlets will flourish where there will be just a computer and a
catalog.

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