# With glass buried under ice, Microsoft plans to preserve music for 10,000 years

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/with-glass-buried-under-ice-microsoft-plans-to-preserve-music-for-10000-years/
- Published: 2022-06-06T09:15:49-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo courtesy of Global Music Vault. Article by Mark Wilson. Fast Company – June 3, 2022. A new vault for music could protect one of our greatest art forms for future generations. Nothing is forever. By Microsoft’s estimation, hard drives protect data for five years before they can go bad. Tape lasts about a decade, while CDs and DVDs can make it as long as 15 years before their contents are at risk of becoming illegible. While we seem to live […] Click here to view original web page at www.fastcompany.com