http://fenxy.com/notes/ Fenxy Thread: Apple now the #1 music retailer in the US en Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:09:29 +0000 http://fenxy.com/music/notes/13472/p/1/#response-113997 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:44:11 Scrivs 113997 <p>I have decided that this week I will use the phrase "handing them their butt cheeks in gift wrapping" at least 10x in some unique fashion. </p> http://fenxy.com/music/notes/13472/p/1/#response-113770 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:38:41 RightOn 113770 <p>You can tell they're number one, because my TV is flooded with "iTunes sucks, try OUR service that doesn't work on iPods!!!!!!!" commercials.</p> <p>They wouldn't be on the defensive if iTunes wasn't handing them their butt cheeks in gift wrapping. </p> http://fenxy.com/music/notes/13472/p/1/#response-113767 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:26:01 Scrivs 113767 <p>This isn't surprising at all due to the convince that the iTunes store offers and I'm not sure if this is still the case, but I know that back in the day WalMart only offered the censored version of rap albums and seeing how Hip-Hop is always at the top of the charts now people want to hear what the original sounds, not the watered down for Disney type of stuff.</p> <p>Wow that was one sentence. </p> http://fenxy.com/music/notes/13472/p/1/#response-113751 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:29:24 Ozone42 113751 <p><a href='http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080402-apple-passes-wal-mart-now-1-music-retailer-in-us.html'>Link to Ars Technica news post</a></p> <p>Word is that iTunes has finally beat out Walmart as the #1 music store in america. We saw the climb for quite a while, but I still think it's a rather monumental achievement.</p> <p>What do you think? Since the advent of mp3 the music industry has been a flurry on many fronts. Today I buy more music than I did before I could listen to things online for free. I'm exposed to more artists through services like last.fm and pandora. Even iTunes itself has a very useful suggestion feature. </p>