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If only the music industry would pull it's head out of it's rear, there could without doubt be a popular, cost-effective, acceptable and sustainable allofmp3 alternative. But I believe they would preferably milk every last cent out of music fans, and use a little of that money to remove any competition. At what point will a big shot in the big recording companies have the balls to make the transformation?
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