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Microsoft Windows Media Player stops serving up CD album info

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/09/microsoft_windows_media_player_forgets/

14•7777777phil•14h ago

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Legend2440•8h ago

> The timing is unfortunate. Tired of content vanishing from streaming services or disappearing into algorithmic feeds, consumers are returning to physical media like CDs.

Vinyl is having a resurgence. CDs are not.

Vinyl sale revenue is now 4.5x higher than CD sales, and CD sales are still dropping: https://www.riaa.com/reports/2025-mid-year-music-industry-re...

7777777phil•7h ago

Interestingly enough I just read that something like 1/3 of vinyl buyers don't have a record player.

EDIT: Apparently it’s even 50% (https://consequence.net/2023/04/half-vinyl-buyers-record-pla...)

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