tuaw.com - 11/6/2008
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Apple's annual SEC 10K filing showed that music-related sales increased by US$844 million (or 34%) to $3.34 billion in fiscal 2008, up from US$2.5 billion in 2007. Apple cited "heightened consumer interest in downloading third-party digital content " as the reason for the hefty increase.
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apple.com - 11/4/2008
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CUPERTINO, California November 4, 2008 Apple today announced
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appleinsider.com - 11/6/2008
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Two new patent filings published this week reveal
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bullcross.blogspot.com - 11/10/2008
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When Apple reports earnings in January for its
first fiscal quarter of 2009, the investment community could
be greeted with the mother of all earnings blow-outs. The analyst consensus estimates have gotten so absurdly bearish, that Apple might beat ...
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Apple Could Blow-Out Revenue Estimates by $1.2 Billion ...
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iTunes Sales in 2008: $3.34 Billion; An Increase of $844 Million from Last Year
Touch Podium —
... as the reason for the hefty increase. Also, an increase in the amount and types of content available at the iTunes stores was pegged as part of this growth.
As most of you already know, Apple had taken over the #1 slot for the largest U.S. music seller in April of this year, stumping Wal-Mart by a hefty margin. Apple continues to overtake Wal-Mart by an even larger margin as each day passes.
(via TUAW)
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... Apple's reporting an increase in music related sales to the tune of 34%, their annual SEC 10K filing showed sales increased by $844 million; that is from $2.5 billion in 2007 up to $3.34 billion in fiscal 2008. Apple also points out an increased net sales from the iTunes Store in each of its geographic regions. Increased content has also been cited as growth factor. With these figures Apple pushes down Wal-Mart from the number one slot as the largest U.S. music seller. Source
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