Well, no doubt the vinyl aficionados, digital yoofs, MP3 pirates, 'valves for ever' types and even 78ers all have their individual points of view.
But the universal CD is so convenient and can be played at home, in the car, on a laptop or wherever. It doesn't get tangled up in the works like a compact cassette and sounds fine to me. If the music industry manages to bring down costs to the great unwashed general public by stamping out piracy, then good luck to them....even if it does mean that a few spotty kids will have to pay for something instead of just stealing it.
"Naaow, that's so unfair. 'S doin' me 'ed in. I wannit for nuffin' "