MP3 vs MD

MD vs MP3 The day is almost here. It's not the second coming. Its not the day Linux outsells Windows. Nor is it the day when we all own flying cars and our shoes tie themselves. It's the day the CD dies. By using digital recording techniques, recorded music could sound as true as the original, and any part of a recording could be accessed instantly. No more "fast-forwarding" or "rewinding". CDs, however, are going …

…Soon the CD will give up its throne as the undisputed king of music. Who its successor will be is still unclear, however. Will the people choose the MP3 format, with its oh-so-slick connection to the all-important PC? Or will they bow before the MD in all its re-recordable majesty? No one knows yet, but whenever MP3 is victorious, it will owe its existence to the granddaddy of digital music, the good old compact disc.