Apple Didn't Spend $3 Billion On Beats Just For The Headphones

If you want to know why Apple just dropped $3 billion -- its biggest acquisition by far -- on a company that makes overpriced and arguably poor quality headphones, look no further than iTunes. Times have changed since Apple first launched the iTunes Store in 2003, which allowed us to skip a trip to the record store and download the latest music for our iPods. Although digital downloads remain the biggest revenue source for the U.S. recording industry, people are increasingly turning to streaming music services like Spotify, Rdio and Google Play Music All Access -- and away from downloads

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