Why do none of the good sound cards come with optical out?

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I might be reading the Specs wrong, but I'm thinking of getting a mid spec sound card around the £50 range possibly lower if possible, and they all appear to have only a few connections on the back for line out, mic etc. I'm confused as to why people would spend £50+ on an extreme gamer / xi-fi sound card and not have co-axial / optical output. I'm really after one with co-axial output but still needs to be a good card. i..e THIS CARD. Does it come with one? What does everyone else do? Use on board AND their sound card. I want to completely move away from onboard if possible.

Also whats the differecne between the card linked above and THIS ONE
 
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