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Arnold Kling
PERMANENT LINK | APRIL 21, 2002

Betting Against CD's

Arnold Kling, Great Questions of Economics
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In my TechCentralStation column, I argue that the music industry could make money without selling CD's.

First, music could come packaged with hardware, much like most software is packaged with computers today. ...

A second method of music delivery would be through third-party developer licenses.

On the other hand, someone named Jacob Walker has proposed a Long Bet that music CD's will still be sold in 2015.

Discussion Question. Would you bet with or against Jacob Walker?

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