Villan,No one has to buy anything.
market forces dictate,so if your not happy with a cd thats not shrink wrapped[have you thought about the environment,and all this unnecessary packaging]you dont have to buy.
some of my cds are shrink, wrapped some are not,it would not affect my buying of a cd at all,what makes me want to buy, is the music.
Personally I get pissed off with buying a product with unnecessary wrapping,carrots wrapped in plastic [for god sake,all it does is rot the carrot quicker].
will the cds deterioate quicker if they are wrapped in plastic,so why is it done?