50 million songs is only half the 100 million goal Apple originally set for themselves, but the company is celebrating nonetheless. This number puts them far ahead of competitors who have yet to break 10 million in song sales.

However, competitors are not discouraged and continue to increase in number. Coca-Cola has recently jump-started their own music download service and Starbucks, the ubiquitous coffee company, are soon to follow.http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=495&ncid=495&e=3&u=/ap/20040315/ap_en_mu/apple_online_music