The Rapid Emergence of USB Memory Sticks

The rapid emergence of USB memory sticks has taken the market by surprise. The technology and flexibility of the USB portable devices is increasing on a massive scale. Approximately 116 million of these devices were shipped by manufacturers in 2006. This is an increase of over 25 percent from the preceding year. In 2007, experts predicted the sales of removable memory sticks to increase by almost 300 percent.

Such whopping statistics provide a clear indication towards a recent trend to a much more faster and flexible solution than a floppy disk or compact disc solutions. It is believed that only ten percent of the users utilized their floppy disks, in 2003. Five years onwards, looking beyond 2008, we can safely assume the demise of the floppy disks, forever. Still, industry experts believe that a USB memory stick has a long way to go.
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