New technology is about to reconfigure the industry.
Perhaps this technology will, as some onlookers contend, wipe out the record companies. Or perhaps these companies will shape the new technology, with spectacularly profitable results. Either way, it could be the biggest thing to hit the music business since rock itself. But it is early yet, and figuring how it will play out is like trying to extrapolate Sgt. For this reason I have invited Rob Glaser to go shopping.