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Could Nokia Be The Real iPod Killer?

  • Last year Apple sold 35 million iPods.
  • Last year Nokia sold 45 million music enabled cell phones. 
  • Next year Nokia expects to sell 80 million music enabled phones.

This week Nokia bought digital music distributer Loudeye/OD2 for $60 million.

  • Apple’s Music Business Model:  cool devices + music easy to use download store = success.
  • Nokia’s Music Business Model:  cool multi-use devices (cell, music, camera, etc) + download store = ???

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