Apple Holding Back the Music Business?

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday December 13, 2005 @09:23AM from the how-dare-you-use-technology dept.

conq writes "With average weekly download as of Nov. 27 sales down 0.44% vs. the third quart, BusinessWeek speculates that Apple might in fact be holding back the music industry." From the article: "As has been true since the start, iPod owners mostly fill up their players from their own CD collections or swipe tunes from file-sharing sites. Now legal downloads may be losing their luster. According to Nielsen SoundScan, average weekly download sales as of Nov. 27 fell 0.44% vs. the third quarter. Says independent media analyst Richard Greenfield: 'We're not seeing the kind of dramatic growth we should given the surge in sales of iPods and other MP3 players.'"

1 of 705 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

Re:Not that bad... by Boing · 2005-12-13 10:24 · Score: 1, Offtopic

or should I say Holiday gifts, is the word Christmas allowed anymore?

Are you a school administrator who's gotten in trouble for pressuring kids to celebrate the birth of another religion's deity? No? Then have you ever experienced a situation where someone told you not to use the word "Christmas" during the Christmas season? Seriously, I'm not just being snarky, I'm actually curious.
If not, please don't fuel the fake "war on Christmas" flamewar that only serves to demonize disestablishmentarians. We're not trying to steal Christmas from any of the Whos in Whoville. We promise.
Watches his karma go up in smoke...