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Apple now holds a 19 percent share of the U.S. music market, beating Wal-Mart's 15 percent and taking the No. 1 spot for the first time. Just last month, Apple moved past Best Buy for the No. 2 spot. The data, from an NPD survey, came from a leaked internal email from Apple. Ars Technica suspects the increase in buying is related to Christmas gifts of iPods and iTunes gift cards. Most surprising to me? People still buy music.
Apple now top music seller in America, beating Wal-Mart
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12:20 PM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Jordan Golson
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Maybe I'm a little slow, but how exactly does one "buy music" these days? TBH, I thought that that was illigal, ya know to not get your music from a p2p venue.
40% of a rapidly shrinking market thanks to amoral, self-congratulatory fellows like Wormfather, who have the money for 10 megabit internet service, but an overinflated sense of self-entitlement that leads them to think stealing someone's work is OK.
What is most surprising to me? That people still buy groceries.
...I mean..why not just steal 'em?
@getonline: Every month when I make my car payment, I wonder why I didn't just carjack a nice Porsche instead. What was I thinking??
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