[Howard Ferstler]

wrote:

There have been a number of articles recently discussing the death of the
CD, and wondering what might replace it commercially.

You can be sure that whatever comes along to replace it will
be designed, first and foremost, to make money.

My guess is that the CD is just too convenient, workable,
and cost effective (and well entrenched) to be removed from
the picture for some time. Unlike the LP record, which had
huge disadvantages that made it an unhappy medium for lots
of people, the CD remains an advanced way for people to
conveniently enjoy music on home-audio systems. It is not as
portable as some of the new stuff, but it works just fine
with in-place audio rigs.

Howard Ferstler