[carter]

Hmm...I'm afraid I don't understand why do you considering using P2P unconvenient. Cos here in Russia it is the most comfortable way to get music. Internet music market is only a few $millions for now. But even if it will grow, I doubt that people will drop P2P. Cos it easy as open StrongDC++ in your metropolian network, type an artist name and download all songs at the price $0,0004 per mb. Maybe I'm wrong and you have different situation in US. Just my 2 cents.

[karzeem]

For non-techies, iTunes is a better deal than BitTorrent. There's no hunting for torrents, managing wonky downloads, dealing with slow clients, etc.

Maybe the popular peer-to-peer options in Russia are more mass-market than the ones in the US.

[CaptSpify]

using p2p depends on what other people are sharing. I want to download some older, lesser-known artists: Damien Jurardo, Stavesacre, and the list is pretty slim. If you want something popular and recent like Linkin Park, no problem. But if your off the beaten path, it's kinda hard to find what you want

[carter]

Agree. But it is too tight market, don't you think? Labels generally generate profit from popular and recent artists.

[CaptSpify]

But they also have old stuff stored away in a warehouse somewhere. P2P's don't. At least not currently.