Apple has jumped the gun on claims that iTunes Music Store is Europe's top music-download service, say analysts.
Jupiter analyst Mark Mulligan told Business Week: "The real test of iTunes' move into Europe will come in six-to-nine months. That's when Apple should have iPod's holiday-sales results and that will be the thing to judge on whether real profits are possible."
Analysts note that the service has several things going for it, including the iPod. Needham & Co analyst Charles Wolf said: "The iPod is popular in Europe. About a third of iPod's $264 million in sales in the second quarter came from overseas, with the bulk of that from Europe."
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