apple getting way too much press. On google news they've got the top 3 headlines in sci/tech. one for destroying the market for custom built supercomputers (by letting anyone buy a bunch of standard machines), one for having some white g4 laptops. and one more for itunes having bugs that need fixing.
Apple seem to have produced a complete "web to playback-device" delivery mechanism that the record companies think is secure enough that it won't damage sales. relevant business model discussion here