Holiday iPod Sales May Have Beaten Expectations
Indeed, the spike seems to have caused a slowdown of the iTunes store and error messages for some on Monday. However, analysts who spoke to CNN still believe the experience will be positive for Apple.
"It's actually created more positive buzz among analysts -- traffic was so great it blew up the site," said Gene Munster, senior research analyst at Piper Jaffray. "If anything it could be a positive -- demand was better than they were expecting."
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"What you're seeing is the tremendous success of the iPod," said Michael Gartenberg, vice president and research director with JupiterResearch. "No doubt it was a very, very popular gift, and no matter how well you plan on the server side of the equation, there are always times when you get caught short."
Apple topped Amazon.com's bestseller list for MP3 players, and Hitwise indicates that Apple continued to perform favorably against increased competition, beating Microsoft's Zune.net by 30 to 1 in site visits.
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(And Homer will laugh at the cat falling down the stairs...:D )
Does all the xmas iPods mean poor sales for an iPhone?
an Apple based cell phone really won't compete with the full line of iPods even if it is an MP3 player too. (oh and not to nit-pick, but Apple can't and won't use the name iPhone for any cell phone they release since its an actual product made by Cisco systems)
I thought iTunes came on a CD with every iPod?
iTunes software: YesiTunes store music & videos: No
No sign of a free album sampler this year?
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I thought iTunes came on a CD with every iPod?
Fishes,
narco.
It doesn't anymore... since the last update I think. At least not in the nano: doesn't fit into the box.
I thought iTunes came on a CD with every iPod?
Fishes,
narco.
they used to, but now Apple's slimmed down the packaging and you have to download from the web (at least for shuffles and nanos)
they used to, but now Apple's slimmed down the packaging and you have to download from the web (at least for shuffles and nanos)
Duh! I realized my mistake thinking about the new packaging.
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