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I came to drop the same comment, but the last part of the article points that out

Much like iTunes, Apple is using the App Store to drive demand for their hardware.



This is a really good example of mutual benefit marketing. The 45m is nothing to sneeze at, but it's gross, so their actual take may be minimal, but it's a fantastic service to their customers and drives hardware sales for them.

I honestly think it's the only future of marketing as the mindshare we're all vying for becomes more and more saturated/savvy. I've written about this a few times at my agency's blog (http://voltagecreative.com/blog/?s=mutual+benefit) and I'll probably do a write up on this.


I believe that iTMS has evolved into a revenue machine for Apple.




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