the death of the cassette?

India
July 28, 2008 11:45pm CST
is this the death of the cassette? sales of tape players have dropped from 18mn in 1994 to 480,000 in 2007. experts predict sales will drop to about 86,000 this year. the cassette had risen to fame in the late 1970's, and started declining in the 1990's with the introduction of CD's. it took an even bigger hit with the introduction of online music libraries........ so will the beloved cassette finally disappear? or will there be a resurgence?
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moveadlung76
@moveadlung76 (671)
• Malaysia
29 Jul 08
I hope the casette still producing by the manufactured cause my car radio is a casette type. If the cassette is not produce anymore that mean i only got to listening in radio only while i driving in my car. I known at now is very hard to find the new music album in the casette type, luckily i still keep few of my 80s song, if not my radio in my car, can totally thrown away but the casette type radio in my car still in a good condition, so if thrown away is kind of waste to me.
Pitstop
@pitstop (14116)
• Australia
29 Jul 08
Cassettes - are they gonna go for good - I guess the technology of the cassette is now outdated. I have about 200-300 cassettes with me in a box that I rarely use! These are what I started collecting in school college and contain a lot of my favorite songs!
I guess the technology of the cassette is now outdated. I have about 200-300 cassettes with me in a box that I rarely use! These are what I started collecting in school college and contain a lot of my favorite songs!
Kellyann627
@Kellyann627 (342)
• United States
29 Jul 08
I usually don't buy cassettes anymore. I usually use CDs and online music (like iTunes). I don't really see a big resurgence in sight, unless they make an advancement, like having cassetes that you can somehow upload the songs onto your computer, or something to that nature. I still listen to some of my old cassettes, usually around the holidays because for some reason I have a ton of Christmas cassettes. Have a wonderful night!