On Monday, June 9, 2003, at 12:48 AM, Charles Martin wrote: > > The iTunes Music Store has sold three MILLION songs in ONE month, more > than all other legal download services have sold in TWO YEARS. If they > can maintain that average over the course of a year, Apple will sell > more music than any other retail music source. And that's BEFORE you > add in countries outside the US, and Windows users. Woah. > But here come the copycats: From PCWorld: In an extensive report published this morning, the LA Times claims Apple Computer's success in the market has inspired competitors, such as Microsoft, AOL Time Warner, and Yahoo, to look into launching their own competing services. All three are expected to launch their own services, according to reports. Other operators, including Amazon.com and MTV Networks are also moving to leverage their online brands. http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,111076,tk,dn061003X,00.asp Shirley