Apple’s iTunes Store Turns 10 In Triumph, But Faces Uncertainty

Steve Jobs: The father of Apple's iTunes.

Apple‘s iTunes Store celebrated its 10th birthday yesterday, and what a decade it’s been. Within five years

of launch, iTunes was the top music retailer in the U.S.; last quarter alone, the store moved $2.4 billion in music, movies, apps and books.

That’s more than Universal Music Group paid to buy EMI Music last year–and an excellent illustration of how quickly the tables have turned in an industry still undergoing rapid reinvention.

But if Apple isn’t c...