iTunes Conference Call Transcript
MacObserver has posted a transcript of the April 28th iTunes Conference Call.
The call marked the 1st anniversary for the iTunes Music Store and was hosted by Steve Jobs.
Jobs provides performance numbers for iTunes first year as a music store. Total number of songs available from iTunes now exceeds 700,000 songs across the 5 major labels and over 450 independent labels. Jobs also covers the new features available in iTunes 4.5, which was also released that day.
The question and answer session provides some additional insight into iTunes pricing, burning rights, subscription services and more.
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