Comments on: Old Records to Chart Again http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/old-records-to-chart-again A Site About Everything and Nothing Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:03:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Old Records to Chart Again by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/old-records-to-chart-again#comment-2183 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 09:19:45 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/old-records-to-chart-again#comment-2183 Hi Craig granted the charts have always been as you say, my objection is not so much that but the weight people put in them. The presumption that the number album means the most popular band etc It looks like Apple are going to get a taste of Microsoft treatment. These 'virtual monopoly' cases are going to increase I think. Despite the fact they are not strictly monopolies in the traditional sense they are treated as such, which is wrong How long before, ebay, Paypal and Google are in the frame Regards Rod Hi Craig
granted the charts have always been as you say, my objection is not so much that but the weight people put in them.
The presumption that the number album means the most popular band etc

It looks like Apple are going to get a taste of Microsoft treatment. These ‘virtual monopoly’ cases are going to increase I think.
Despite the fact they are not strictly monopolies in the traditional sense they are treated as such, which is wrong

How long before, ebay, Paypal and Google are in the frame
Regards
Rod

]]> Comment on Old Records to Chart Again by: Craig http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/old-records-to-chart-again#comment-2182 Sat, 30 Dec 2006 22:12:27 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/old-records-to-chart-again#comment-2182 The charts have always been nothing more than a marketing exercise - getting to number one gave exposure, which sold more albums, which meant more money. BTW Apple are being sued for creating a monopoly by binding their iPods to iTunes, a monopoly created by the people! The charts have always been nothing more than a marketing exercise - getting to number one gave exposure, which sold more albums, which meant more money.

BTW Apple are being sued for creating a monopoly by binding their iPods to iTunes, a monopoly created by the people!

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