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Google could literally buy the music industry with cash sitting around.

• rapind 8y ago
  Isn't Apple part of that music industry? Considering they have a significantly higher market cap...
  • gdilla 8y ago
    no? they're just a retailer of music. I'm talking about the music industry - the people who make and distribute and market music.
    • rapind 8y ago
      Well they definitely distribute and market... and the creator would be the artist (most of the time). So you’re just talking about producers / labels I guess? Definitely not what I would assume when you say industry...
      • gdilla 8y ago
        That is the music industry. The rights holders and creators (IP owners). The distro channels are part of it, but wouldn't necessarily change (you want to distribute everywhere you can). If google bought all the music IP in the world, the distro channels are unchanged (unless Google decided to limit distribution!).