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http://www.macnn.com/articles/03/08/28/itunes.beats/

iTunes beats music rivals for awareness

updated 07:55 pm EDT, Thu August 28, 2003

 
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Market research body NPD Group found that Apple's iTunes music service , with 20% of consumers aged over 13 knowing of the service, according to NewMediaAge: "Among Macintosh users, the initial target market for iTunes, the awareness level jumped to 46%. 6% of Mac users also said they'd paid for a song or album via iTunes. In contrast, services like Rhapsody and Pressplay, which have been on the market for longer than iTunes, only showed 14% awareness among consumers. Less than 1% said that they had downloaded music from either site."


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    Still waiting...

    Still waiting for iTMS in Canada... how many months now...

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    Let's see...

    It took two years of negotiating to bring it to the U.S.

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    where is buymusic.com?

    Where does that c*** music site come in on the pr scale? Probably recognized because of their rip off commercials but very little downloads.

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    shine the light

    Apple, please shine the light on the unwashed PC masses (of which I am one). I'm tired of Windows, and trying to justfy using it. PLEASE, PLEASE bring iTunes to the PC world. It's the biggest opening you've had since forever to show the Mac way of doing things...PLEASE get it done.

    ps...I have a Windows iPod (from Dell) and I'm tired of waiting.

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    Hold on tight baby ...

    The announcement is coming!

    I hear there will be a "public beta" so that they can get it out quicker.

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    Re: Let's see...

    Lets see...Microsoft and whoever they are in partnership with is already in Canada with online music download. This took place AFTER iTunes Music Store debuted.

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    Old, Old, News.

    I read this at least a month ago.

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    Re: Let's see...

    Lets see...Microsoft and whoever they are in partnership with is already in Canada with online music download.

    You must be thinking of Microsoft hooking up with an existing digital music provider in Europe (the service isn't run by Microsoft, but by online music company OD2). Is Canada part of the EU now?

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    buymusic.com

    I would like to see where buymusic.com fits into this whole awareness poll. I would have said that they were lower than iTMS until yesterday. During the MTV video awards they had a commercial during every break! Where the h*** was Apple? Talk about missing your target audience.

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    switch

    "I'm tired of Windows, and trying to justfy using it."

    Stop trying to justify using Windows and switch to 100% Mac.

    I did and I am much happier now.

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