But, why give up billions, how does that make sense? In 2015, labels will have either been forced into obsolescence, or totally reinvented around different formats and consumption habits. They will either be shells for the catalog that remains licensable, bought and traded, or a meaningful contributor - and profitable beneficiary - of the music experience. But they will not be minting billions on CDs, opening the uncomfortable question of when a clean break needs to be made
—Resnikoff’s Parting Shot: Smashing the CD… to Bits — Digital Music News
