Since ExpressCard *includes* a USB 2.0 interface, this isn't anything surprising; they just had to include both physical connections. I expect that, eventually, most ExpressCard devices will go this route, except for the few that actually need the speed of the PCI Express interface.
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Since ExpressCard *includes* a USB 2.0 interface, this isn't anything surprising; they just had to include both physical connections. I expect that, eventually, most ExpressCard devices will go this route, except for the few that actually need the speed of the PCI Express interface.