iTunes overtakes Walmart in music sales

[badexcuse]

Started in just 2003, iTunes is the largest seller of music in the US. Amazing stuff. Video and software next to come, I would imagine.

ITunes #1

 

[Vol Horn 4 Life]

Not surprising since Wal-Mart has limited shelf space and Itunes is only limited by contracts.

 

[bevo_daddy]

[censored] Wal-Mart all they [censored] do is edit their [censored]. Who the [censored] wants to buy that?

 

[DeadHeadHorn]

Thank god innovation is being rewarded by consumers. The morons at the RIAA are being proven wrong that digital distribution can actually be wildly successful.

Thank god the film/TV industry hasn't dragged their heels nearly as much as the music industry has.

 

[Hayden_Horn]

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[TexasTower]

This is as big of a surprise as Jerry Jones showing interest in Pacman Jones.

 

[Go Trees]

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[Horn89]

Ignoring all the other reasons to hate Walmart, the company is a terrible thing for the music industry. They carry massive amounts of a TINY % of the music that's out there. They also sell CD's for a cheaper price than any independent record store could compete with.

So a lot of independent music stores have disappeared in the past decade, which doesn't really matter if your musical universe begins and ends with Toby Keith and Ashley Simpson-- Walmart will have plenty of those CD's for you at a great price! But for those of us who want to dig a little deeper and discover artists outside of the (generally dreadful) mainstream, it sucks.

It was stunning to me that one of the best-selling bands of all times, the Eagles, with a self-appointed social commentator like Don Henley, needed more money so ******* badly that they entered into an exclusive deal with Walmart. As if their record wouldn't have gotten any exposure or airplay otherwise. . . but I digress.

 

[MikeUT00]

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[Swiffert]

people actually pay for music?