I think the eMusic thing is a mistake, for us old timers. They’ll get new people, and it might work out for them. I left eMusic and came back once before. I might go old school and just start buying CDs again, or maybe even vinyl…

I wonder if this eMusic move will turn out to be a mistake. I certainly wasn’t drawn to the service in the hope that one day they would offer big label stuff. Just the opposite — I liked how eMusic was full of obscurities. And as you suggest, the very competitive pricing encouraged exploration and risk-taking.