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Apple to Announce iTunes for Windows This Week
10-13-03
Keavin
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Apple Computer is expected to announce the
launch of iTunes for Windows on Thursday. In a cryptic yet obvious invitation
to the press, the Cupertino, Ca. company invited reporter to a press conference
on Thursday with a classic Jobs like pronouncement, "The year's biggest
music story is about to get even bigger."
Many feel that it will be the official
announcement of the iTunes music store for Windows users. This news comes
one week after Roxio launched a beta of the new Napster service which offers
users individual song downloads for $0.99, albums for $9.95 and a monthly
unlimited subscription service for $9.95 (see
story).
Apples iTunes music store launched to
major success earlier this year. The one hitch was the fact that the service
was limited to owners of Apple computers or iPod listening devises, which
represents about 3% of all computer users.
Despite the success of the Apple only version
of iTunes, some feel that Apple may not be as successful with Windows users
since there is already plenty of competition in place and Apple users are
known to be loyal, early adapters who will try new product offerings from
the company. Not so with the Windows world.
However, iTunes success so far has been
impressive. In the five months the service has been in business they have
sold more than 10 million songs and they boast of a catalog with over 200,000
titles.
Who will win iTunes or Napster? Wait
and see. Apple fans will pull for iTunes; a service they feel is "insanely
great". No reality distortion field needed.
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