My point is, which one is in the stronger position regarding the distribution of digital music? The content provider, who while having a lot of material has only a number of 'also-ran" outlets to go to as an alternative, or the company which just demonstrated its continued dominance of the DAP market by moving a million high-end players over a long weekend?
Universal may own a ball, but Apple has the largest court to play on.
And....your point is? I never made a mention of "new" iTunes customers, and I think your statistic is completely fabricated. And so what if they don't buy from the iTunes store? Apple makes money on the hardware, not iTunes.
And so what it if you're right. To me, it shows that customers are committed to the Apple brand to the point that they are willing to shell out $600 for a new gadget, and that they aren't really tired of the iTunes "model" or the iPod "brand". If Universal thinks they can get equal market share or exposure through any of the competitors, they're smoking dope. Those iPhones, even if they were to a significant number of existing iPod owners, are just another layer of quick-drying cement on the market for Apple's lead.
How many people out there even realize that Universal is the one selling them music? Probably not that many.
Oh, and it looks like they hit 1 million handsets today.
1) Blood-doping scandals in professional bicycle racing, steriod abuse in major league sports, etc, etc. Does Sports Illustrated really want to remind us of those shennanigans with this thing?
If you'd read the article you might have noticed that mention.
Despite the failure of the ACS telescope, there are a number of functioning instruments still left on the Hubble which can do valuable work, which is why they are still planning a mission to repair the rest of the scope.
The Hubble has survived 15 years in the second harshest environment known to man (the seafloor is harsher - the pressure is actively trying to crush you), which is a pretty damn good record.
What the heck are you smoking? iPod doesn't play WMA. It does play:
Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV
Why should Apple send money to Microsoft to license WMA given the utter lack of support for the Mac platform from Microsoft for other windows media formats?
The small ball is probably the equivalent of that little plastic sleeve that controls the earphone spread on the Apple iPod earphones. Don't know what the technical term is. The larger one is a reinforcement of the joint where the wire splits into to strands.
"I've found myself using my PC for a lot of conversations lately, and I'm also considering recording a podcast to share with anyone who will listen. There are tons of USB headset / microphones out there, and I'm hoping someone has some solid recommendations based on experience. I'll consider both headsets and standalone mics, by the way, but I'd like to keep the bill under $100 if possible. Help!"
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Universal may own a ball, but Apple has the largest court to play on.