At any given point, the cumulative number of songs sold
by the iTunes store has generally been about 20 times the cumulative
number of iPods sold, according to Forrester Research, the technology
consulting firm. That ratio has recently crept up to roughly 22 to 1,
as 1.5 billion songs have been sold. The figures were compiled from
public statements by Apple.The numbers suggest that iPods are not driving iTunes sales as much as early supporters may have expected.
“IPods are not sitting around generating dozens and dozens of
transactions every quarter,†said Josh Bernoff, a principal analyst for
Forrester Research. “People buy a certain number of songs, and then
they stop.â€Source: NY Times
The Apple iPod and its attached by the hip online store iTunes are the dominate players in the mobile music market. I said it less than a month ago,
and I’ll say it again, people steal music: 22 songs per iPod … that’s
pathetic. Everyone has and will continue to steal music, get over it.
Someone needs to create an application that makes Bluetooth sharing something as simple as making a phone call,
not only will this make sharing content easier but it will also
increase phone sales as the people without Bluetooth phones will feel
left out.
Waiting for developers to send me an email and exchange ideas, after
all I can’t develop, but I can sure think of things we really need
today.