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1. Comment - Radiohead: comScore's Numbers Are Wrong

   (Nov 10, 2007 - 8:32 PM)

   POINT BLANK:
   
   Someone PAID for the Comscore study.
   
   I think it's rather coincidental, that EMI/Parlophone announced their Radiohead back catalog release the SAME DAY as the Comscore report.
   
   Even if Comscore tracked 10,000 Radiohead downloaders...that's only .008 of the total sample of 1.2 million.
   
   When did they sample these people? The first 2 days after the In Rainbows release? That makes a big difference.
   
   Frankly, the people kvetching about Radiohead having decided not to release their numbers need to remember something:
   
   It's none of our business. Who cares?
   
   This was an incredibly savvy move by a band who had their three previous albums leaked online months before the legit release.
   
   Kudos to them for doing something very brave and very adventurous. It's not the end of the labels...but this freaked 'em out, believe me.
   
   Announcing any figures only stands to take away from the release itself. Who cares? IT'S BY FAR ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS I'VE EVER PAID FOR AND DOWNLOADED ONLINE.
   
   And that is ALL that matters.