[Xavier]

Originally Posted by Gonytrantee

Itunes.com sold over 5 Billion Songs?

Today I was reading Apple's Itunes.com Website Press Releases and they claim to have sold 5 billion songs online.

Okay, lets say I believe that is true (which I find very hard to do...) I seriously don't understand it. I mean is the Ipod that damn popular?

People can just as easily go to Mooza.com - Free MP3 Search Engine and download all your favorite mp3 music for free. So what is the incentive to pay for music?

I simply have no idea in the world why somebody would pay $1.99 for a song they can get just as easily for free?

Am I missing something? Perhaps somebody here can explain this...?

Mods - I apologize if I didn't post this in the correct thread.
Users - Please answer the poll. I really want to know if the latest trend is getting music for free or buying it.

5 billion is a lot of downloads, but it's not that much considering the number of Macs, iPods and iPhones sold. It represents a small minority of the total number of songs on these devices. Obviously Apple would prefer this number to be much higher.


Mooza.com, Torrent clients and other methods of getting "free" music are illegal and a form of stealing. While the chances of ever getting caught are slim, it's still ripping off music. Using services like this also open you up to security issues.