iTunes More Popular than P2P File-Sharing

June 8th 2005 | Multimedia

iTunes, Apple Computer’s music download service, surpassed all but one non-commercial peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing service, with regard to the total number of songs downloaded in March 2005.

According to data from market research firm NPD Group Inc, iTunes has surged to a tie for second place as the most popular online music source, with 1.7 million U.S. households downloading at least one song in March. That put it neck and neck with the peer-to-peer service LimeWire and slightly behind another P2P service, WinMX, which has 2.1 million households.

"One of the music industry’s questions has been when will paid download stores compete head-to-head with free P2P download services," said Russ Crupnick, president of the NPD’s Music and Movies division. "That question has now been answered. iTunes is more popular than nearly any P2P service, and two other paid digital music offerings have also gained a level of critical mass."

Reuters | THG

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iTunes More Popular than P2P File-Sharing
Published in: Multimedia on 2005-06-08