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Some brief thoughts on Africa’s digital download future
November 20, 2010 ♦ Comments Off on Some brief thoughts on Africa’s digital download future
Some brief thoughts on Africa’s digital download future

Exactly one year ago, I published on post on the outlook for iTunes in Africa citing payment issues, bandwidth limitations, and the confinement of smartphones to urban areas, if at all present. This is a corollary to that viewpoint.

The landscape for African music downloads looks very promising, especially given the …

Why Africa won’t need iTunes
November 19, 2009 ♦ One Comment
Why Africa won’t need iTunes

After 6 years of business, the Apple iTunes store has sold over 8 billion songs, or over 75% of worldwide online music sales. An additional 1 billion+ videos were downloaded between 2005 and 2008, and over 1 billion apps have already been purchased. However, these numbers mean little to Africans, …