7% Of Music Sales From Mobiles

April 3rd, 2006 • Related • Filed Under

In the UK nearly 7% of all chart music bought this year has been
downloaded through a mobile service, according to the Official UK
Charts Company (OCC) .That represents nearly 70,000 chart singles bought every week by people on the move.

I find this astounding and I think it proves that Nokia’s assertion that its handsets will soon prove a threat to the Apple iPod’s dominance may prove true. I wonder how Apple will counter the threat of mobiles, particularly as many people pay nothing or very little for their handsets - why would you buy an iPod when your ‘free’ phone works just as well?

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Everton is based in London and has worked in the internet and mobile space for over ten years now, and before that worked in corporate strategy and consulting. He has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University, and currently runs the Portal and online operations for one of the largest ISPs in the UK. He also writes for Windows 7 News.

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