iTunes hits the 5 billion mark!!

The 5 billion mark which we are talking about is the number of songs that have been purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Store. That shouldn't be surprising, of course. Apple's iTunes store has long overshadowed the rest of the music download scene. Rivals have launched many an assault, but even e-commerce competitors as savvy as Amazon.com still face quite an uphill battle

Apple is, in fact, the largest music retailer in the U.S., period, having pushed past Wal-mart Stores earlier this year. And it seems to be making a healthy profit from its iTunes operations.