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Re:Apple Obliterates Q3 Earnings Estimates: Best Mac Sales E... by Groxx on Tuesday July 20, 2010 @05:57PM (#1533595)
>iTunes store rev exceeded $1 billion.

For that quarter? Wow, if they keep that up for a year, they'll essentially match revenue of physical music sales[1].

Remind me... why did the music industry think no-DRM would tank them?

[1] 2008-2009 US shipment numbers: http://www.riaa.com/keystatistics.php?content_selector=2008-...

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Re:Apple Obliterates Q3 Earnings Estimates: Best Mac Sales E... by sandipc on Tuesday July 20, 2010 @06:38PM (#1533700)
I think that includes app store numbers... but yeah, still impressive
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Re:Apple Obliterates Q3 Earnings Estimates: Best Mac Sales E... by Groxx on Tuesday July 20, 2010 @06:48PM (#1533711)
Ah, very good point. I don't know if they differentiate... looking at it again with that in mind, I doubt it.
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Re:Apple Obliterates Q3 Earnings Estimates: Best Mac Sales E... by w1ntermute on Tuesday July 20, 2010 @08:48PM (#1533972)
And movies & TV shows.
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