BBC : New tune for digital music in 2006

BBC : New tune for digital music in 2006

25 December 2005

According to a recent survey conducted on behalf of Napster, music lovers are struggling to fill their digital music players. It found that most were only just over half filled, with the majority of music on the player (66%) being that which has been ripped from CDs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4549036.stm

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