Apple announced today that the iTunes Store surpassed Wal-Mart to become the top music retailer in the US. Based on the latest data from the NPD Group the iTunes Store was the number one music retailer in both January and February 2008. This is notable since it is the first time that a digital-only download retailer has taken the number one spot. It should also be noted that Wal-Mart sells music both as a brick-and-mortar retailer as well as online. Wal-Mart took the number two spot followed by Best Buy, Amazon and then Target.
Apple celebrates another birthday today. Founded thirty-two years ago by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne Apple was established to sell the garage-built Apple I computer kit.
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February 27th, 2008
daryl
Apple announced today that market research from NPD indicates that the iTunes Store is now the number two music retailer in the US, trailing only Wal-Mart. With over 50 million customers the iTunes Store has sold over 4 billion songs.
iTunes has been the number three music retailer since last June when it surpassed Amazon.com.
Via: AppleInsider
February 24th, 2008
daryl
Mac Rumors celebrates it’s eighth birthday today February 24th. According to Quantcast Mac Rumors is the top-ranked Apple News site on the web.
February 19th, 2008
daryl
Apple announces that they have partnered with American Idol as a signature sponser acquiring exclusive rights to audio and video performances to television’s most popular show. This partnership will bring music fans all of the contestant performances from Season Seven exclusively on the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com). Beginning this week, fans will be able to purchase music peformances for 99 centers per song. Additionally, viewers will be able to purchase the full video of Top 12 finalist performances fro $1.99 beginning March 11th.
“We’ve created a special section on the iTunes Store for ‘Idol’ fans with an incredible array of music and video performances from television’s most popular show,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “We think ‘American Idol’ viewers are going to love the ability to purchase and download ‘Idol’ performances from iTunes.
The iPod becomes the official digital music player for Idol while the iPhone becomes the show’s official handset.
February 14th, 2008
daryl
Think Secret has posted on their website that today (Feb. 14th 2008) will be their final day of publication. Founded in 1998 Think Secret published reports and rumors about Apple. The website name was a play on Apples slogan one-time slogan “Think Different”. Think Secret was published by Nick dePlum.
Think Secret was sued by Apple after being unmasked by bloggers at blackvortex.net. As part of a settlement reached with Apple it was agreed that Think Secret would shut down.
RIP
December 21st, 2007
daryl
It was announced today that the Mac rumors website Think Secret will be shutting down. The shut down was a condition of the confidential settlement between Think Secret and Apple. Nick Ciarelli, Think Secret’s publisher, said “I’m pleased to have reached this amicable settlement, and will now be able to move forward with my college studies and broader journalistic pursuits.”
Three years ago Think Secret was sued by Apple for allegedly stealing trade secrets and publishing these trade secrets on the popular mac rumors website. Additionally, the lawsuit alleged that Think Secret illegally solicited Apple employees to break confidentiality agreements and provide trade secrets to be published on the Think Secret.
Think Secret was published by Nick Ciarelli under the pen name Nick dePlume. Ciarelli had published Think Secret since the age of 13.