Comments on: Universal Ditches Its iTunes Contract http://idolator.com/274112/universal-ditches-its-itunes-contract Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:30:15 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Chris Molanphy http://idolator.com/274112/universal-ditches-its-itunes-contract/comment-page-1#comment-200672 Chris Molanphy Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:09:32 +0000 a2107d179854cef062ad1b0347a8f2cd#comment-200672 <p> In the end, Doug "the Thug" had better be able to explain to his corporate overlords why he walked away from the third-largest music retailer in the country.</p> <p> Universal has held the market-share crown for nearly a decade now (ever since the PolyGram merger was completed in '98-'99). If removing themselves from iTunes gives, say, Sony-BMG an opening to take it from them, the victory will by Phyrric and the Thug will look mighty stupid.</p> In the end, Doug “the Thug” had better be able to explain to his corporate overlords why he walked away from the third-largest music retailer in the country.

Universal has held the market-share crown for nearly a decade now (ever since the PolyGram merger was completed in ‘98-’99). If removing themselves from iTunes gives, say, Sony-BMG an opening to take it from them, the victory will by Phyrric and the Thug will look mighty stupid.

]]> By: DeeW http://idolator.com/274112/universal-ditches-its-itunes-contract/comment-page-1#comment-200682 DeeW Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:04:45 +0000 a2107d179854cef062ad1b0347a8f2cd#comment-200682 <p> As strange as it sounds, the "hands" seem about even in terms of power.</p> <p> Apple has the most popular digital music download service (iTunes); Universal has the most popular music artists (Mariah Carey, Eminem, Beck, Gwen Stefani, Bob Marley, etc). This should be an interesting fight.</p> <p> I'm gonna grab my popcorn! (And then scoot back over to eMusic.)</p> As strange as it sounds, the “hands” seem about even in terms of power.

Apple has the most popular digital music download service (iTunes); Universal has the most popular music artists (Mariah Carey, Eminem, Beck, Gwen Stefani, Bob Marley, etc). This should be an interesting fight.

I’m gonna grab my popcorn! (And then scoot back over to eMusic.)

]]> By: MoeGolden http://idolator.com/274112/universal-ditches-its-itunes-contract/comment-page-1#comment-200692 MoeGolden Mon, 02 Jul 2007 03:29:44 +0000 a2107d179854cef062ad1b0347a8f2cd#comment-200692 <p> big mistake. unless each of the labels decide to do the same immediately.</p> big mistake. unless each of the labels decide to do the same immediately.

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