According to cells online.com (n.d.), “Consumer demand quickly outstripped the cellular phone system's 1982 standards, by 1987, cellular phone subscribers exceeded one million, and the airways were crowded.” In 1982 cell phones were mostly owned by wealthy individuals or upper echelon business owners. They were considered a status symbol and since the power needed for them was demanding, they mostly were installed in cars they were not the cell phones of 2008. Over the last 25 years as mobile phones progressed they started to fall in pricing and size, original phones were large and expensive and out of the reach of most consumers. According to PCWorld a study suggested Shah (2007), “Cell phone ownership showed a dramatic increase globally, Wike said. In 2007, 81 percent of the U.S. population owned a cell phone, a 20 percent increase compared to 2002.” In a current figures according to MSNBC Sullivan (2008), “The cell phone industry, ... has some 137 million paying customers in the United States…” The growth for phone ownership is off the charts and along with the enormous sales of the units, technology has kept pace.
The record companies were initially happy receiving $0.70/song from Apple since prior to this arrangement, they were not getting paid for downloaded music (Brickley, Smith, & Zimmerman, 2009). As the digital market gets bigger, the record companies are getting dissatisfied with Apple’s pricing policy and are pushing for a change to a complex pricing policy, where new and popular songs will be priced higher. They have complained that Apple’s is using their music to promote the sale of the iPod since music from the iTunes store is only compatible with the Apple software. As of January 2008, all four major record companies agreed to allow Amazon.com sale their music in the MP3 format without the digital locks that restricts users from making copies of the songs though each of the companies excluding EMI Group requires Apple to sell their music with all the digital rights (Brickley, Smith, & Zimmerman, 2009). Analyzing the managerial Decisions 1.
In analyzing Apple and other competing firms, TC Management Consultants found that, relative to its competitors, CanGo occupies a very small position in the Music, Video, Book and Entertainment Retail Industry. Market Analysis The CanGo Company experienced substantial growth in 2009 developing into a $51 million dollar business. This makes it strategically important to analyze the challenges CanGo will encounter with book sales and MP3 sales in 2010 as well as their new $30 million venture into Online gaming. The market analysis will examine CanGo’s position in the book, MP3, and gaming industry.
They are illegal because they are dangerous. Moreover, these drugs are not a threat to American society because they are illegal; they are illegal because they are a threat to American society. Less restrictive drug laws will greatly increase this dangerous drug use. Only ¼ to ½ of people can easily get illegal drugs (other than marijuana). However, after legalization, these drugs would be much more widely and easily available.
1 A Rhetorical Analysis of “Online Goodies” The article “Online Goodies” written by John Lanchester and published by the “London Review of Books” in April of 2002, is a persuasive piece where Lanchester attempts to get his audience on the same page as him in regards to the illegal downloading of music files off the internet. He argues that the multi-billion dollar corporations that run the music industry's greed is to blame for most consumers having to resort to downloading music files off the internet for free. The audience Lanchester seems to be targeting is the younger generation of the early 2000's, the tech savvy young adults that were on top of all the internet advances of the time. In the article, Lanchester uses many rhetorical devices and appeals, such as informal language, humour, logos appeals, and the overall tone of the piece to persuade his audience into adopt his opinion on the music industry's affect on illegal downloads. While most writers try to use formal language to persuade their audience to adopt their opinions, Lanchester took a different approach.
The sound is loud, and for the most part has aged well. The mosh pit of noises that occurs in The Night Of The Living Baseheads is truly outstanding while still being listenable. Regarding the annoying sounds, it’s clear that Public Enemy doesn’t really care if you like it or not, it’s the fact that they dare you to not like it is what makes it listenable. And honestly I don’t think the ‘whistle’ sample of Rebel Without A Pause is as bad as the constant squeal sound in Don’t Believe The Hype. The other factor that takes away from this album is the two rock-rap songs, (She Watch Channel Zero!?
Other countries are dealing with worst software copyright problems. The issue of copyright is not new, and it’s resulted from many factors. In my opinion, copyright violations are caused by the easiness of able to copy software and by lacking of strict enforcement. Some people don’t understand that it’s an ethical issue because by using and copying software without paying is a form of stealing. Many under developed countries are not enforcing the issues of copyright leading to outrageous software piracy.
Music is the second top seller in entertainment spending, with 92% of kids 14-17 owning an MP3, and 84% of adults age 18-24 owning some type of MP3. With this much of the population owning MP3s, the music industry is booming with the sale of MP3 downloads. On the other hand, 63% of people download illegally, and only 52% of music downloaded was paid for. This means that, as a nation, maybe the problem isn’t the “cleanliness” of music, but the way we get this music. The people that support censorship should try to make it harder to download music illegally.
The main reason people use meth is because it forces endorphins which cause feelings of happiness to be overloaded. Eventually the feeling needs more endorphins and that is when the addiction really begins; because pleasure is no longer the reason for using, It is now needed for normal function. People assume that addicts will steal from them or possibly cause them harm. There is no truth to this. The fact that thieves or murderers are not caused by meth.
Organized crime hit an all-time high ever since the ban on alcohol was set in place. I couldn’t walk two blocks without running into the newest speakeasy. A bootlegger could make more than a dignified doctor in today’s society. They tried increasing the enforcement of this law, but it is unavoidable. Police funding has increased by $11.4 million due to this act yet I could’ve gone to the common doctor and get an easy prescription for whiskey, or just sail 3 miles off the coast and it woouldn’t be illegal.