Can the drop in music sales be explained by Michael Porters Product Life Cycle and will the CD in the near future be replaced by mp3?

Contents 1. Contents 2. - Introduction - Objectives - Problem definition - Sub-questions 3. - Demarcation - Has the quality of music decreased? 4. - What were the causes of the CD replacing vinyl? - What advantages does mp3 have over CDs? 5. - What advantages does mp3 have over CDs? - continued 6. - Are there any similarities between the transfer from vinyl to CD and the suspected transfer from CD to mp3? - Do mp3 downloads affect CD sales …showed first 75 words of 4808 total…

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