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?
