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In an effort to create artificial tension for their readership or to cater to the RDFs of Apple and Microsoft, some are arguing that Blu-ray will now have to fight an uphill battle against Internet downloads. That's all pure baloney. First, it's going to be many years before Internet downloads can compete with Blu-ray discs in terms of bit rate and video quality.

Don't Hold Your Breath for iTunes to Kill Blu-ray

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Apple's online iTunes music store is now the number-two music retailer in the U.S. behind Wal-Mart Stores as measured by unit volume, market researcher NPD Group said Tuesday. NPD said that iTunes moved into second place due to the amount of music it sold during 2007, which was based on a 12-track CD equivalency for song downloads.

iTunes Rises to No. 2 Music Retailer Spot as As CDs Drift Away