iTunes - 5 Billion Downloads & Growing

Talk about changing the face of an entire industry in a few short years! Apple's iTunes stores today announced its 5 billionth download. That "billion" with a "b". For perspective, that's more music than WallMart sells. Is Steve Jobs a genius, or what? Look for an iSight digital camera from a new harvest of fine Apple fruit due soon. Just give it up to Apple, America's answer to Sony - and more.

Check out the sidebar on the right for a list of The Author's most recent iTunes purchases on the iTunes widget. The personal iPod is up to 2,700 songs, and the list is growing. The sidebar also links to posts about music & bands, as well as to great YouTube musical videos.
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Steve Jobs on DM - Let's Talk

Steve Jobs has penned an "Open Letter" on Apple's Web site offering to open-up digital music to the masses by eliminating DRM copy protection. Jupiter Research's Mark Mulligan has already weighed-in , as has the BBC's News Blog.

So does this mean the end of "fair play" on iTunes purchases? Well, maybe. And if it does, we've got the pressure applied by the European Union, widely reported and cited by Mulligan, to thank. So Steve's at the table, for whatever reason. Let's get the negotiations going. Users want to share digital tunes across all platforms and formats. End copy protection now.