iTunes Music Store Downloads Top 150 Million Songs
iTunes Music Store - 150m Downloads and Growing...
A couple of weeks ago Apple announced they have currently had 150m downloaded songs off of their wildly successful iTunes Music Store. No other online music label has been able to acheive this. This is huge for the music industry, which was in a financial slup from late 2002 and 2003. People are starting to finally embrace the legal market of online music, and they are purchasing singles and albums in droves.
So here it is: do you people pay for your music these days? Since you basically have the whole world at your fingertips, do you just steal your music?
I'll be the first to say that I still download music. I don't own a credit card, and when I want music, I either download the single or go out and get the album. If I feel the artist is deserving of my money, THAT is when I go out of my way to purchase their album. I think that is fair, personally. It's my way of evaluating my purchases before I actually make them. I love music. I love listening to music. I want to support this industry, and I think the iTunes Music Store is a step in the right direction.
Do any of you use the ITMS and what are your feelings on it? Do you think .99 is too steep for a song, or $10.00 for an entire album? Input, people!