add WSJ: Apple's hardware/software synergy

A WIN-WIN SITUATION: Apple, the piece points out, “is milking the advantage it has in being the dominant player, with customers who are steeped in a music-buying process where one part of the business feeds off the other. Its sleek music players, starting with the first iPod, led people to its iTunes Store, where people became accustomed to buying music. The gadget-software-store model means many users treat iTunes as their default music retailer, while also reinforcing sales of the company's gadgets… While it doesn't break out data about its music sales, Apple reported a 23% increase in sales to $1.63 billion in a category that includes the iTunes Store and third-party iPod accessories in the most recently reported quarter ended March. (5/25a)