Round Up: iPod Record Sales, Ubisoft Music Game, Music Biz
By Morelli
Apple iPods hit a new record for sales over the holiday season, Ubisoft announces a new ‘cross-platform music-based game’, and Time magazine gives the lowdown on the music industry crisis. Check out today’s tech round up…
- In the last quarter of 2008, Apple sold 22.7 million iPods which, even in an economic recession, means a 2% profit for the company. Despite a 3% drop in the U.S., international growth in sales was able to beat analysts’ average expectations. With profits in the billions of dollars, Apple executives say they will certainly weather the economic storm. [Yahoo]
- Ubisoft is going to be joining the rhythm game genre, writes Joystiq. The company recently posted a job opening seeking someone to “help guide the creation of an exciting new cross-platform music based game.” What do you think? More fake plastic instruments? [Joystiq]
- Time posted a book review related to the music industry crisis, underlining how the industry essentially killed itself by going to war with the internet. Technology saved the music industry in the 80’s, obliging every person to buy a fresh digital copy of the music they already had on vinyl. Now the reverse has happened, and there is no solution in sight. [Time]
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009 11:45AM
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