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MUSIC PLAYERS: Zune ends 1st week distant 2nd to iPod (Chicago Tribune)

Thursday 30 November 2006 @ 7:22 am

Microsoft Corp.'s Zune took second place in the U.S. digital music-player market in its first week on sale, passing SanDisk Corp.'s Sansa, market researcher NPD Group Inc. said Wednesday.

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Zune ranks No. 2 behind iPod (MacNN)

Wednesday 29 November 2006 @ 3:43 pm

Despite recent negative press about Microsoft's new media player, it is now ranked No. 2 behind rival Apple's iPod, according to statistics released by the NPD Group today. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Zune has "supplanted SanDisk's Sansa for the distant No. 2 spot, claiming nine percent of unit sales and 13 percent of the total dollars...

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Zune opens at No. 2 in portable media players (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Wednesday 29 November 2006 @ 2:22 pm

Microsoft Corp.'s Zune music player debuted at No. 2 among portable digital media players, well behind Apple Computer's dominant iPod, but edging out previous second-place holder SanDisk Corp., according to data released by the NPD Group.

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Zune’s DOA — Sansa Anyone? (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)

Thursday 16 November 2006 @ 5:24 am

Phil Davis submits: Cramer says Zune is not compatible with Vista? Surely they cannot be that stupid? Hmm, well surely they can be that stupid but THAT STUPID??? Er, anyone want some Microsoft Corp. calls???

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The Player’s the Thing (The Telegram Online)

Monday 23 October 2006 @ 7:16 am

Microsoft’s highly hyped new Zune music and video player — complete with its own music download system — will soon be on the attack. Also on the offensive are SanDisk’s just-announced Sansa e200, with yet another music download offering.

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SanDisk Sansa e270 (Manila Bulletin)

Sunday 8 October 2006 @ 10:16 pm

A Major Contender! It seems that things are getting pretty interesting in the MP3 player arena. Apple launched new iPods; Creative won a patent suit; Microsoft hypes up its Zune players. And from out of nowhere, SanDisk has also come up with something to shake up the MP3 player market.

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Best Buy, SanDisk, RealNetworks Unveil Player, Digital Music Store (InformationWeek)

Thursday 5 October 2006 @ 9:17 pm

The online music store and portable device that will compete with Apple Computer and with Microsoft's upcoming Zune.

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Best Buy, SanDisk, RealNetworks Unveil Player, Digital Music Store (TechWeb)

Thursday 5 October 2006 @ 6:00 pm

Retailer Best Buy, music software maker RealNetworks and player manufacturer SanDisk unveiled on Thursday an online music store and portable device that would compete with Apple Computer and with Microsoft's upcoming Zune.

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Microsoft, Nokia have work cut out to rival iPod (USA Today)

Wednesday 6 September 2006 @ 10:49 am

The phenomenal success of the iPod has not only inspired an army of imitators, most notably SanDisk's Sansa, but has now goaded the mighty Microsoft into action. Another threat to the iPod comes from mobile phone makers like Nokia who are furiously integrating MP3 players into their handsets.

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SanDisk’s New Goldmine: Accessories (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News)

Monday 4 September 2006 @ 8:16 am

SanDisk has announced a new "Made for Sansa" accessory-licensing program, and speaker docks, travel cases, and wireless headphones are alreadyin the works. Take that, Apple!

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