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In case you didn’t get the message, the format wars are over. No, not HD-DVD v. Blu-Ray, but physical media versus digital media. Whether you get your music or video on discs or online, the truth is, the folks who preferred analog recordings on vinyl lost their war long ago. If you need any further proof, check this out: Apple’s iTunes Store now sells more music than any other retailer in the US except for Wal-Mart.

How much music are we talking about? Apple has sold over 4 billion songs to over 50 million customers.

While Apple’s press release mentions the fact that you can also buy and rent movies from iTunes, noticeably absent are any major video milestones. While we’re pretty confident that video downloads will be as popular as music downloads any day now, Apple doesn’t dominate the field yet. In fact, nobody does at the moment. There’s still no good place to go for all of your movie ant TV show needs, aside from The Pirate Bay and other BitTorrent trackers.

[via TUAW]

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