"Music pirates forced the music industry to realize that they were charging too much for user-hostile formats. "
No, it's simply a matter of people being able to take something for free and not pay for it.
'Any cost' is too much if someone can grab it for free.
The format was never the issue in terms of price, given IP protections. But the 'new' format implied weak IP protections, ergo a new price point of zero.
The music industry is not winning back market share, they're just adapting to other forms of revenue - and it has nothing to do with a 'higher quality product' - at least not in terms of the file/audio formats themselves.
No, it's simply a matter of people being able to take something for free and not pay for it.
'Any cost' is too much if someone can grab it for free.
The format was never the issue in terms of price, given IP protections. But the 'new' format implied weak IP protections, ergo a new price point of zero.
The music industry is not winning back market share, they're just adapting to other forms of revenue - and it has nothing to do with a 'higher quality product' - at least not in terms of the file/audio formats themselves.