Apple's App Store: 'The insidious march of a disruptor'Music downloads are down. Apps are through the roof. Should Hollywood be worried?
<p>FORTUNE -- Asymco's Horace Dediu, who created the attached chart from data Apple (AAPL) released Tuesday, doesn't buy the accepted wisdom about what's going on.</p>
<p>To state the obvious: iTunes music downloads are down while downloads of apps are up sharply: 35% year over year and 50% in December alone.</p>
<p>It's tempting to suggest, Dediu writes in a post called
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Apple's App Store: 'The insidious march of a disruptor'