So, after much thought, and Ben being a little cunt, I'm going to separate this issue from the other topic to the relief of it's OP.
Alright. The discussion thus far is this: Some people believe that the traditional optical disc will continue to thrive for next 5-10 years in both the family room and for the PC; while the other side claims that digital distribution will make the need for the optical disc non-existent within five years because of the trend the Ipod has set for such content. That's it in a nut shell.