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<dateCreated>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:02:37 GMT</dateCreated>
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<outline text="Apple competitors flatter themselves if they think they are doing well" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"><outline text="From &lt;a href= &quot;http://calacanis.com/2009/08/08/the-case-against-apple-in-five-parts/&quot;&gt; Jason Calacanis' post&lt;/a&gt; that I &lt;a href= &quot;http://tommorris.org/blog/2009/08/09#When:08:35:19&quot;&gt;discussed the other day&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;q&gt;Quickly answer the following question: who are the number two and three MP3 players in the market?&lt;/q&gt;" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="Apple's competitors in the MP3 player market flatter themselves if they think they are numbers two and three in the market." created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="According to Amazon.com sales rankings:" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="1. Apple iPod Touch 8Gb" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="2. Apple iPod Touch 16Gb" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="3. Apple iPod Classic 120Gb black" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="4. Apple iPod nano 8Gb black" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="5. Apple iPod Touch 32Gb" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="6. Apple iPod shuffle 1Gb silver" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="7. Apple iPod Classic 120Gb silver" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="8. SanDisk Sansa Fuze 4Gb black" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="9. Apple iPod nano 8Gb blue" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="10. Apple iPod nano 8Gb silver" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="11. Apple iPod shuffle 1Gb bright blue" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="12. SanDisk Sansa Fuze 2Gb black" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="13. Apple iPod nano 8Gb Purple" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="14. SanDisk Sansa Fuze 8Gb black" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="15. Apple iPod nano 16Gb black" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="16. Apple iPod nano 8Gb green" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="17. Apple iPod nano 8Gb pink" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="18. SanDisk Sansa Clip 1Gb black" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="19. Apple iPod shuffle 1Gb pink" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="20. Apple iPod shuffle 1Gb bright green" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="21. SanDisk Sansa Fuze 8Gb silver" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="22. SanDisk Sansa Clip 4Gb black" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="23. Apple iPod nano 16Gb silver" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="24. Creative Zen 8Gb black" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="25. Apple iPod nano 16Gb blue" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="26. Apple iPod nano 16Gb purple" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="27. Apple iPod nano 8Gb yellow" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="28. a generic iPod-touch lookalike device with the following specs: &quot;8 GB MP4/MP3 Player with FM Radio, Camera, Voice Recorder, USB Portable, and 2.8-inch Touchscreen&quot;" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="29. Coby MP305-4G MP3 Player with 4 GB Flash Memory FM Radio, USB Drive and LCD - Black" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="30. Apple iPod nano 16Gb green" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="31. Microsoft Zune 120Gb red" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="32. SanDisk Sansa Clip 4Gb silver" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="33. Apple iPod nano 8Gb orange" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="34. Apple iPod shuffle 4Gb black" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="35. SanDisk Sansa Clip 2Gb black" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="36. Apple iPod nano 16Gb pink" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="37. Coby 4 GB Flash Video MP3 Player with FM Radio black" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="38. Coby 4GB Flash MP3 Player with FM and Color Display black" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="39. Sony Walkman 8Gb black" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="40. SanDisk Sansa Clip 8Gb black" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="41. Creative Zen X-Fi 32Gb black/silver" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="42. SanDisk Sansa Fuze 4Gb red" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="43. generic iPod touch lookalike: &quot;Touch Screen 4GB 2.8-Inch TFT MP4/MP3 Movie Music Personal Media Player&quot;" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="44. SanDisk Sansa Clip 2Gb blue" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="45. Apple iPod nano 4Gb silver (old)" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="46. SanDisk Sansa Express 2Gb black" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="47. Coby MP305 2Gb" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="48. Archos 7 160Gb Internet Media Tablet" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="49. Pro Ebiz 4Gb (generic iPod touch lookalike)" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="50. Apple iPod touch 8Gb (old model)" created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="Conclusion: Apple sell more piss-yellow iPod nanos than Microsoft do Zunes. And, of course, only one MP3 player in the top 10 on Amazon isn't made by Apple." created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="That said, there isn't just these devices: there are plenty of devices now which have MP3 playing functionality but which aren't standalone MP3 players like the iPod. Many mobile phones and handheld games devices (the PSP etc.)." created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/><outline text="Apple's competitors and media pundits put the iPod's success down to good marketing and even a kind of &quot;sheep effect&quot; - that iPod users are &lt;a href= &quot;http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2005/08/an_ipod_sheep_f.html&quot;&gt; sheep&lt;/a&gt; who have joined a cult led by a David Koresh-style character. For some reason, they rarely point to the good design or the simple end-to-end sync experience. The latter is why I bought an iPod. No other device has as simple a syncing process - and if you listen to lots of stuff, that's what you end up doing a lot." created="Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:38 GMT"/></outline></body>
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