He then suggested that a new version of 'CD 2.0,' a sort of hybrid compact disc, might be a solution." Unfortunately, the Billboard piece that mentions this bit of nomenclature doesn't really get into what "CD 2.0" will consist of.

Perhaps it means that it'll be more advanced than the DualDisc, which was apparently version 1.92 of the CD? Maybe they'll all be bundled with a social-networking component! [One Idolator reader suggested, "I think 2.0 stands for 'Let's forget the lesson Sony learned and just put rootkits on all the CDs again.'" - more on this story

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