It's official: Apple has broken the 10 billion song barrier. Just a few minutes ago, Apple's song download counter hit the mark, something it has been counting down to for the last two weeks.
Apple has been hitting some nice milestones recently. Just last month, Apple's app store surpassed three billion downloads, a massive feat especially when you consider that iTunes has also been around longer than the app store.
The 10 billion mark is an important reminder of just how powerful Apple has become in the music industry, though. That's billions in revenue that Apple has generated for the music industry, but also billions that Apple has pocketed for itself. And while digital competitors have popped up, none have come close to Apple's music dominance.
How long until iTunes breaks 20 billion song downloads? We invite you to post your guesses in the comments!