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That was predictable

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

 Is anyone really surprised by the latest headlines from Radiohead’s recent In Rainbows release?

Fans were invited to put their own price on the 10 MP3 files that made up In Rainbows, from nothing to £100.

But internet monitoring company Comscore found that only 38% of downloaders willingly paid to do so.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7082627.stm

Well you can count me among the 62% majority. To be perfectly honest, I had every intention of paying something for the album, but instead I left disappointed with the whole thing and a bit let down by the hype. (more…)