Archive for November, 2006

Zune Opens to Number Two Spot (DesignTechnica)

Wednesday 29 November 2006 @ 3:34 pm

Data from the NPD Group finds Microsoft's Zune debuted to sales which made it the number two portable media player - still behind the iPod, but ahead of rivals.

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Posted in Zune, Apple iPod

Microsoft Zune Sales Slow Following Strong Launch (TechWeb)

Wednesday 29 November 2006 @ 3:08 pm

For the first four days following the Nov. 14 launch, Zune accounted for 9% of unit sales and 13% of revenue in the portable media player market, the NPD Group reported Wednesday.

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Microsoft Zune Sales Slow Following Strong Launch (InformationWeek)

Wednesday 29 November 2006 @ 2:30 pm

For the first four days following the Nov. 14 launch, Zune accounted for 9% of unit sales and 13% of revenue in the portable media player market, the NPD Group reported Wednesday.

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Posted in Zune

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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Posted in Zune, Apple iPod, Sandisk Sansa

Microsoft Zune Sales Slow Following Strong Launch (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday 29 November 2006 @ 2:14 pm

For the first four days following the Nov. 14 launch, Zune accounted for 9% of unit sales and 13% of revenue in the portable media player market, the NPD Group reported Wednesday.

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Posted in Zune

Don’t cry for the Zune just yet (CNN Money)

Wednesday 29 November 2006 @ 12:30 pm

Reports of lackluster sales of Microsoft's Zune that surfaced earlier this week might be a bit premature.

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Posted in Zune

Zune means zilch for artists (The Register)

Wednesday 29 November 2006 @ 11:52 am

What Universal does with digital royalties Column How much can artists expect to benefit from Microsoft's Zune MP3 player?…

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Posted in Zune, Universal Music Group

TechTrends: Microsoft Zune Fails With Color, Sex Appeal (NBC 11 Bay Area)

Wednesday 29 November 2006 @ 10:59 am

MP3 players are red hot, but can the Microsoft Zune make a dent in the success of Apple's iPod?

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Posted in Zune, Zune Features

Analyst Survey Shows Microsoft’s Zune Far Behind IPod in Big Box and Online Stores (Canadian Business)

Wednesday 29 November 2006 @ 9:16 am

NEW YORK (AP) - "I have never heard of the Zune," one retail clerk was quoted as saying in an analyst's note comparing Microsoft Corp.'s new music player to its much more popular rival, Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod.

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How’s the Zune selling? (The Buffalo News)

Wednesday 29 November 2006 @ 8:55 am

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. said initial sales of its Zune music player are in line with the company's expectations amid reports of waning interest in the device that competes with Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod.

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Posted in Zune, Apple iPod