Downloading!

Downloading

-         Music

-         Films

-         Images

-         Files

-         Apps

-         Games

-         Books

The reason why I downloaded, for example music instead of going to the shop and buying and actual physical CD was because it’s some of the music is free  to download online however for some of it you have to pay ( like on ITunes). Another advantage of downloading rather than buying is that you can do it at home (as long as you have internet) making it easier for people as they don’t have to go to the actual shop.

Why download rather than buy the actual physical copy?

Most people nowadays would rather download something rather than buying the actual product/copy because it’s simply quicker and easier. You can download a product sitting at home comfortably rather than having to go into the shop where the product/ copy you want might be out of stock or at a higher price than if you were to download it. Another thing is that you don’t have to wait to receive the product you buy/download; you will have it on your device straight away.

What problems have you encouraged when downloading products?

Some problems people might face when downloading a product online from an unauthorised website might be that they receive a virus. It’s less likely to happen if you’re downloading a product/copy form an actual, official website. However, if you’re one of those people who don’t want to pay but still get the product, you might some difficulties, for example the thing you want might take forever to download if you have a poor internet connection or a slow computer/laptop. This isn’t the case if you buy a product (like music or films from ITunes) as you know they are official and safe.

Apple I Tunes - http://www.apple.com/itunes/

How does it fulfil its purpose?

In my opinion and from my own experience, majority of the people nowadays are more likely to go online a download for example a Book or a film rather than go to a shop (e.g. HMV) and buy an original copy, meaning that in the future there will be less stores selling music and films on the high streets, but there will be far more online shops where people will be able to download products/copies from. In my opinion, online services like I tunes which allow you to download music, films, apps and books all at the same time are much more easier to use and are far more ‘21^st century’ like.