BusinessWeek does a comprehensive cover story on Apple’s reason for success in the digital music market, and how it could end up with a big chunk of the digital-entertainment market.
Interestingly, the story explores that Apple’s may do for movies what it did for the music market, with a movie download store, though Job’s other company Pixar. The ainmation company already has a deal with Disney, and what if Pixar asked for exclusive rights to offer digital downloads of its films? If Apple ever created an iMovie site, such flicks would be a powerful draw. Jobs has another advantage: Apple already has the most popular site for watching movie trailers on the Web.
Related stories also in the BW issue:
– Steve Jobs: “It Feels Good”
– Which Format Will Win?
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