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Monday, February 23, 2004

Napster claims five million download mark

Net Imperative: "Napster said today that it has sold more than five million digital music downloads claiming to be the first PC-only service to hit this milestone. The Roxio-owned music service also said it has attracted over 1.5 [million] basic and premium members since its relaunch in October last year. However, it has taken Napster well over three months to reach 5 [million] downloads, unlike Apple-owned rival iTunes, which reported 5 [million] downloads in its first [two months], while it was only available on Apple's own Macintosh computers that make up 3% [sic: It's really 1.8 percent] of the personal computer market. Apple has since launched on the PC platform as well, and topped 25 [million] downloads in early December. Both iTunes and Napster are planning to launch European services this year."

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