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You’ve read that correctly – Apple has hit the 10 billion song downloads!
If you’ve been using iTunes lately, you certainly noticed the countdown to 10 billion. The goal is reached, giving Apple another argument in its negotiations with the media industry (not that Steve actually needs an additional argument, though). Sure, there are other music download services popping up around the world, but none of them gets even close to being as successful as iTunes.
The new game in town is iPad and I’m sure Apple is using all its wonderful numbers — including the recently reached 3 billion apps downloaded figure — alongside Steve’s “built-in charm” to get publishers on the platform.
The next stop – 20 billion songs and 5 billion apps downloaded. My guess for the former is 2-2.5 years and for the latter – a year max. Care to guess? Comments form is all yours…
[Via: mashable]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
