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Music Labels Chafe at Jobs’ Gospel

"Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs is given undeniable credit for jump-starting what is now a fast-growing digital music market, but some music executives complain that his company, with 70 percent of the digital download market, is setting the ground rules for their own business.

"While iTunes is designed to propel the sales of iPods–more than $1 billion worth in the last quarter alone–the labels complain that Apple’s policies are insensitive to their goals and limit their ability to grow their digital business even faster.

John Borland. Music moguls trumped by Steve Jobs?. News.com. April 15, 2005.

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Steve Jobs’ resume.
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Written by sesomedia

04/19/2005 at 16:33

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