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>I'm willing to bet anything this is going to be seen as where Apple's golden age began to wane. I would argue that they've already been left behind on the mus
by smackfu 12y ago
>I'm willing to bet anything this is going to be seen as where Apple's golden age began to wane.
I would argue that they've already been left behind on the music front. iPods are dead, no one wants to buy tracks on iTunes for $1.29, iTunes Radio was too little, too late. A lot of Apple fans are proudly using Spotify or other services on their iPhones. Heck, even the musicians associated with Apple are getting uncool.
So, at least a Beats acquisition is something.
- ghaff 12y agoAs of about a year ago, Apple was selling about 21 million songs a day. That's a lot of no ones. http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1538108/itunes-crosses-25-billion-songs-sold-now-sells-21-million-songs-a-day http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1538108/itunes-cr... That said, Apple hasn't had much impact on other types of music delivery--although it's probably worth noting that the business models associated with those other types of music delivery are a lot less clear than selling individual songs is.
- smackfu 12y agoOTOH: http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/3/5271528/music-sales-decline-for-the-first-time-since-the-itunes-store-opened http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/3/5271528/music-sales-decline...