> Apple wound up completely monopolizing music sales for a decade
iTunes was never big enough to count as a monopoly on music sales, not even close.
iTunes was never big enough to count as a monopoly on music sales, not even close.
By the time iTunes went DRM-free (in 2009), CD sales were about a third of what they were at their peak and digital was the industry's only growth market. 90% of 40% is still a huge chunk of the market.