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Apple sells 10 million songs at iTMS

updated 09:10 am EDT, Mon September 8, 2003

Apple today announced that it has sold over over ten million songs from the since its launch just over four months ago--averaging over 500,000 songs per week. The ten millionth song, "Complicated" by Avril Lavigne, was purchased and downloaded at 11:34 p.m. (PDT) on September 3. "Legally selling ten million songs online in just four months is a historic milestone for the music industry, musicians and music lovers everywhere," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Apple offers the only complete solution for digital music with iTunes and the amazing iPod, which now holds 10,000 songs in your pocket."

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09/08, 09:17am | report spam | close Reply |
Of all songs

It had to be *that* one?

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BuyMusic.com Guy

I wonder if the BuyMusic.com CEO read that press release this morning. I wonder if he remembers telling us all that Steve "picked the wrong platform"?

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AAC jus' don't cut it..

...for me...

If they offered a true 'high fidelity' format that didn't sound like mush on my horn speakers I'd be all over it...!

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AAC's just fine...

...for me...

The CBR-128 AAC files sound just fine on my pro-grade system with 15" woofers and 2" titanium compression drivers. Even amplified up to 120dB+, I cannot tell the difference between the original in a double blind test.

Either you have "golden" ears or have a psycological bias against compressed formats.

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09/08, 10:53am | report spam | close Reply |
How much profit...

I'm guessing Apple has probably made $8 million since the iTMS opening...in FOUR months. Promote the marketing genius behind that idea.

How many songs have you guys bought off of the iTMS? I've bought 7 songs.

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Re:AAC's just fine..

That is because you are listening to music at 120 dB. Your body has an automatic mechanical response that kicks in around 90 dB to prevent you from damaging your ears. But the safety effect is only good to ~110dB for short periods. That response also changes the sensitivity and the frequency response of your ears, so of course you can't hear the difference.

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yadda

..yadda, yadda.....

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revenue vs profit

" I'm guessing Apple has probably made $8 million since the iTMS opening...in FOUR months. "

Apple may have taken in $8 million in gross revenue, but there is probably very little, if any, net profit.

Apple has sold 10 million tracks; some at 99� per track, but many were sold as part of albums and thus much less per track. Apple then has to split the revenue with the record labels. By the time Apple pays for all of the setup, maintenance, and of course advertising, there can not be much left.

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09/08, 12:02pm | report spam | close Reply |
Hey that was me!

I bought Avril Lavigne's (tr: April the Vine) 'Complicated' at 11:34 pm.

I'm the 10,000,000th customer!

I'd like to thank my agent, my manager, my 'posse'...

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Impressive ...

Considering that this is limited to the 7 million Mac's using OS X, What will it be like when the Windows version of iTunes ships?

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you a cynic?

All i gots to say people , is s**** the cynincs.
The bottom line is iTms is the best solution for legal paid downloads "period"
hopefully windows users will benefit from this soon.
And AAC is just fine, especially when burnt to CD and played
on high qualty speakers/amp

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Yea they did!

Eat s*** WinTrolls.....Apple is BACK. Just buy a G5 and get it over with, you KNOW YOU WANT IT.

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I've already bought...

a few hundred songs off the ITMS. Some singles but a majority of them as albums. No more cumbersome CD cases to stack up.

The AAC format is fine. All these folks that complain about it not being "hi-fidelity" are full of hogwash. I guess if I could afford $10,000 speakers a $0.99 128 AAC ITMS file would sound crappy. People got what they wanted, a legitimate method to sell and distribute music over the Internet. Now that they got it they need something to b**** about.

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How much money it made is

not important.

The important thing is that the whole world sees it as a success. It is hype, good hype. It raises the coolness factor of Apple. It erases the crashy, RAM-starved, slow Mac LC that some still use in school, from the mind of the general public.

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of course...

now that the Frogs have lowered CD prices, maybe an iTunes price cut is due?

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diversify

The AAC format is ok, but they should offer it a higher sample rate for audiophiles.

Apple: Install a Trance/Electronica section, and catgorize things in "Dance" a little better. Half that stuff isn't dance music - it's easy listening.

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$10,500 iPod

But who will first fill a 40GB iPod with 10,000 songs they actually paid up to $10,000 for?

Hey is there a program that re-rips AAC's back into MP3's? I'm bummed. I like putting 9 hours on a CD for the car player.

Not that iPod isn't cool.

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When in Canada?

Well the question actually is where else than in the USA?

Still waiting for the store up here in Canada...

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AAC doesn't do it...

...on my Decca ribbon based bookshelf speakers, my Sennheiser headphones & my replica Klipsh corner horns - to be honest I could hear the difference on the stock headphones that came with the iPod I bought & then sold within a week...

The convenience was amazing, but I found the audio disappointing... :-(

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How about Asia?

The music industry here also suffers the same piracy problem. People here simply need to know that there is a fair, easier and affordable way to acquire music. And as Mac user it would be great if Apple would be the FIRST to offer such services. I hope they release the iTMS windows version. Even wintel users will love Apple.

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I said up to 120dB...

No where in that post earlier did I say I was listening at 120dB nominal. Most listening is done at 86dB with my Sony MDR-7506 studio headphones but I have tested all the way up to 120dB on a tri-amped professional sound system to ensure that the source materials are indentical. At all levels they are identical on quality reproduction equipment.

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Re: I said up to 120dB.

Im not meaning to pick a fight. But congradulations on not being able to hear the difference between CD and lossy compression. Now you don't have to spend $1000's on audio equipment. As others have said, they and I can hear a difference you just have to spend more on your speakers than you do on your favorite mac.

BTW, your $100 head phones are by far not 'studio quality'. Spend $2000 on some electrostatic head phones and we can talk.

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Not meaning to to pick...

a fight?

I highly doubt the claims of individuals that can "hear" the difference. I'll advocate that 99.9% of the population cannot tell the difference on ANY reproductive device in a double blind test. I cannot and I have well above average hearing. Do electronics stores drive you nuts because you can hear the transformers in TVs? They do me.

Considering I've tested this theory on huge crowds and sound systems approaching $80,000 switching between lossy format and digital outputs from CD decks. I have a tad more experience than the average theorist about what is perceptable as truly inferior.

BTW: I suppose you are one of those folks that thinks $200 wire sound better too? Some of you "audiophiles" are just too convinced that you hear something different just because it's exponentially more expensive or not bit-for-bit exact.

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Apple sells 10 million songs at iTMS

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Of all songs

BuyMusic.com Guy

AAC jus' don't cut it..

AAC's just fine...

How much profit...

Re:AAC's just fine..

yadda

revenue vs profit

Hey that was me!

Impressive ...

you a cynic?

Yea they did!

I've already bought...

How much money it made is

of course...

diversify

$10,500 iPod

When in Canada?

AAC doesn't do it...

How about Asia?

I said up to 120dB...

Re: I said up to 120dB.

Not meaning to to pick...

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