Blog: Hypebot

Is it possible that super-high quality lossless music downloads could play a role in bringing consumers back to the habit of paying for music? Some evidence may point in that direction; particularly among the tech savvy crowd that were among the first adopt file-sharing and can be the hardest to please. Ian Rogers reports that two of his Topspin Media's most famous clients found surprising success with FLAC and Apple Lossless formats. "12% of all David Byrne and Brian Eno fans took the FLAC option, and 21% of those purchasing [...]