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Thursday October 18, 2007 9:16 am
Universal To Release USB Singles
Universal Music will begin releasing singles on USB memory sticks October 29 to compensate for the decreasing sales of CDs. The first releases will be those by the rock band Keane and Pussycat Doll Nicole at a price of ~$10.00. The company is counting on the slightly more expensive price as being agreeable to consumers because of the additional storage space. EMI plans to release Pink Floyd’s studio album on the same format, while Warner is planning a November release of the electro-punk band Hadouken.
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I sure hope it’s $10 for an album and not a single because that is way too much for a couple of songs. I could maybe see people buying this, but don’t think that it will be very popular. If you wanted just the digital file, you’d just download it anyway. Besides, it’s not like most PCs can’t play CDs anyway.
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