Why aren't they selling software on thumbdrives yet?

[SunSamurai]

If I was at the store and a game was on a DVD and cost $38 and they also had the same game on a Thumb drive for $39 I'd buy the Thumb drive game. Or any Software. Then I'd keep them all stored in a small tiny little flip top case.

Yeah, but whats in it for them to do that? Youd buy the game regardless. Not many sensible people would be like "OMG a game on a thumbdrive I know nothing about? /toss cash at cashier"

If they are going to do this at all, its not going to be in thumbdrive form. People will get sick as shit with 30 thumbdrives in a drawr. Its a mess and useless redundancy. It will take on the form-factor of a standard SD card if anything.

 

[T9D]

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[Bryophyte]

Yeah, there was tax software available on thumb drive last year.

 

[SunSamurai]

I was just saying I'd pay an extra dollar when given the choice. And that would just be during the transition. And they wouldn't be loose. They would be square and could snap in place in a holder. I don't know, the would probably save on packaging and have a lot more shelf space. Save on shipping too maybe? Save on warehouse space? Just saying for me personally I'd like it regardless if it ever happens for whatever reason.

Yes we are referring to the same thing; a raw piece of flash memory in SD form. Thumb-drives are different, and thats what I'm arguing against. There is no way thumbdrives will replace a standard optical medium. Raw flash might start replacing 2 generations behind. (CDs currently), but it will be 5-10 years before flash it at or below the cost of a DvD right now. Let alone a full on thumbdrive.

If they want to save on packaging or something liek that all the have to do is make a mini DvD.