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MicroSD to replace Audio CDs

5 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/microsd-to-replace-audio-cds.98199/

iMav
iMav Original post #1
Sep 22, 2008 at 5:43 PM
Tech2 said:
Called "slotMusic," the new format is meant to address two intertwined trends. Most albums are still sold in a physical format - 449 million were sold on CDs in 2007, while 50 million were sold digitally, according to Nielsen SoundScan - yet CDs are decreasingly popular. Albums sold on CD dropped almost 19 percent last year.

Given this, the record labels - Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group Corp. and EMI Group PLC - are hoping slotMusic can be another physical revenue source - and one that is more versatile than CDs, given the kinds of gadgets people carry around these days.

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IronManForever
Sep 22, 2008 at 6:33 PM
I wouldnt have expected physical media successor to CD. And I dont think this will go a long way either.
comp@ddict
Sep 22, 2008 at 6:58 PM
Hurray, I can carry my future CD, a.k.a. MicroSD's in my pocket
nvidia
nvidia #5
Sep 22, 2008 at 9:19 PM
Since most Music players today come with MicorSD slots, it will surely kill CDs. :evil: