That number only includes sales of music online in the US. If you add in global sales, CDs, concert attendance, etc. then you get a far larger number.
At no point is that number "almost nothing" though. Hundreds of billions of dollars is more than enough to finance the global music industry and provide a generous living for all of the world's musicians.
Wikipedia has physical music sales in the top 20 countries at a mere 12 Billion total. Where are you getting your numbers? I am not seeing any numbers anywhere that would suggest anything near plural hundreds.
Also note that you are comparing an entire industry to individual technical companies.
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That number only includes sales of music online in the US. If you add in global sales, CDs, concert attendance, etc. then you get a far larger number.
At no point is that number "almost nothing" though. Hundreds of billions of dollars is more than enough to finance the global music industry and provide a generous living for all of the world's musicians.
Wikipedia has physical music sales in the top 20 countries at a mere 12 Billion total. Where are you getting your numbers? I am not seeing any numbers anywhere that would suggest anything near plural hundreds.
Also note that you are comparing an entire industry to individual technical companies.