The public hasn't really been into music CDs for quite some time, but now it's reportedly official. 

Yes, major record labels will finally cease production of CDs next year. As SideLine reports, what's left of the major labels will abandon CDs for good by the end of 2012. 

As expected, they will shift to downloads and streaming exclusively, which is where music has been moving along anyways. With the collapse of the huge chains stores like Tower and Virgin, Amazon will reportedly be the only (major) entity left carrying CDs, and as SideLine continues, CDs will only be made in the future for limited edition releases.