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iTMS Named Fortune's Product Of The Year

Posted by pudge on from the i-wanna-be-product-of-the-year-too dept.

Demolition writes "To go along with Time Magazine calling the iTunes Music Store the Invention Of The Year, Fortune Magazine has come along and proclaimed iTunes Music Store as the Product Of The Year. As it says in the article, 'With the success of its iTunes Music Store, Apple is almost single-handedly dragging the music industry, kicking and screaming, toward a better future.'" Also, Fortune named the G5 one of the 25 Best Products of the Year for Design.

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  1. How can it be an invention? by szyzyg · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Napster, Myplay, Listen, Musicbank, Mp3.com and every single other music dotcom went to the record companies for 5 years trying to get the same deal.

    I mean the innovative work was all done 5 years ago, it was just a case of waiting for the music business to realise it.

  2. semantic nitpicking by ScottSpeaks! · · Score: 0, Redundant
    I'm not arguing with its apparent importance, but at the risk of being overly literal... no it's not!

    Not only was Time incorrect in referring to it as an "invention" (which would be a novel piece of technology), it's not really a "product" (which would be a tangible piece of merchandise), either.

    It's a service, people. Repeat after me: "New Service of the Year". {smile}

  3. Admirable by rixstep · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I think what Jobs/Apple have done here is admirable, and they certainly deserve credit for their hard work and dedication.

    At least they don't sit around all day at /. Some of those Apple people actually have an education! And many of them know how to spell! And none of them sit at home on the dole and pretend they're better than everyone else.

    Amazing - they actually 'do' things, and not just talk about them!

    They deserve full credit.