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For the average person, it is much easier than it seems to connect to streaming services. In 2007, Wilson stated that “if you have a connection to the Internet and you want to find streaming video and audio files, then you should not have to look too far” (p. 2). Wilson is trying to say that it is quite easy now to find and stream music. Streaming services, such as Apple Music, Spotify, etc., are all based off an Internet connection and all someone has to do is open up a browser to find them. However, since streaming services are closely intertwined with the Internet, this could cause some issues. According to Rayburn (2007), “the internet was originally created for reliability and not for quality” (p. 21). This could cause an issue for the quality of the music due to the computer (or other personal devices) being the last step in the internet connection way. In 2007, Rayburn explained the process of how the Internet delivers content:

First, the artist provides the content to a certain company’s media server, which has better servers than all the others. It is then connected to the internet, which is connected to a switch/router, which connects to the internet again and directs the media to a certain ISP node. This ISP Node then connects to your device (p. 28).

Now, to break down what Rayburn has just said. Rayburn stated that the first step for a consumer to receive the media that the artist must provide the content to a media server. Wilson (2007) stated that “think of a server as a computer that holds lots of data” (p. 4). This server that an artist provided their content to is the same server that all artists provide their content to for a specific streaming service. That media server is connected to a web server; however, the web server only helps the media deliver a small amount. Wilson (2007) says that web server is only used to give commands to the media server to be able to request a file (p. 4). Then, the media server goes through the web server, which then goes through the internet service provider to deliver the media to the person’s personal device. However, this means since the device is the last step in this process it is possible that the user will not receive the best quality of media.