The car was the last bastion of the CD and the full-length album. Now they are no more | Tim Dowling
Briefly

The CD has been succumbing for more than two decades; sales peaked in 2000 but now it may have suffered its final, fatal blow.
Cars have always extended the life of old audio technology, serving as travelling museums of sound, but the last model with a CD player is now gone.
The lack of choice was actually pretty liberating during long car trips with kids; too much choice is a drawback, up to a point.
Even after our oldest computers had no slots for discs, we continued to play CDs in the car long after they had faded from use at home.
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