Apple Sells 70 Million Songs in First Year of ITunes Service

[Mac Reporter]

SAN FRANCISCO, April 28 - Apple Computer said Wednesday that it had sold more than 70 million songs during the first year of its online iTunes music service.

The company, which struck a landmark deal with record companies last year to permit iTunes users to download copyrighted music, had originally said it believed it would sell 100 million songs during the first year of the service.

Steven P. Jobs, Apple's chief executive, said the company, based in Cupertino, Calif., is now selling 2.7 million songs a week, charging 99 cents a song.

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