Well it looks like Napster is about to be no more. Best Buy, who purchased the company back in 2008, was apparently unable to get Napster to be a leading contender in the digital music business. They are selling it to rival Rhapsody meaning that everyone who was subscribed to Napster will apparently now be subscribed to Rhapsody instead.
This sale just comes weeks after Wal-Mart shut down their digital music store.
Even without Steve Jobs as Apple's spokesperson anymore and even with an iPhone release that many are disappointed with, Apple has to be happy with the end of both Wal-Mart and Napster digital online music services this year. These 2 closures should increase Apple's iTunes store market share to a larger piece of the pie yet.
Well there is still an Amazon.COM to challenge Apple's iTunes store dominance. But let's be honest: Apple will be in really great shape for some time to come.
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