Ascariss Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/16/apple_ipod_japan/Apple's iPod has taken almost 60 per cent of the Japanese portable digital music player market, the company claimed today, citing local news source Business Computer News (BCN). The iPod leads its nearest - alas unnamed - rival by a "wide margin", it added.Meanwhile, the iTunes Music Store has become the number one online music service in Japan, Apple said, though without stating exactly how it knows this to be the case.Apple launched ITMS in Japan on 4 August, and went on to sell more than 1m songs in the online shop's first four days in business - more songs, it claimed at the time, than other Japanese services have sold in a month.As for the iPod, the secret to its success appears to have been the Nano. It was launched in September, the same month the iPod family's market share pushed past 50 per cent, above which it has stayed ever since, according to BCN subsidiary WebBCN Ranking. In that time, Apple has launched the video-enabled fifth-generation iPod. ®If true, it was inevitable sadly. Wonder if MD sales will take a larger hit now in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyIvan Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Nationalistically speaking I should be happy. I am not though. It is actually quite sad if this is true. I am not ipod bashing. When is Sony going to wake up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrius Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Probably never. They think they can make more money with unfair and restrictive practices. Sadists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananatree Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Yeah, Sony has mostly forgotten that they can't make people do anything. Tragic really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verloc Posted November 26, 2005 Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 Sony have nobody to blame but themselves. The clowns have a superior product, that should have cleaned up, and they've thrown it all away. So tired of their shit, and this XCP debacle feels like the final straw..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eryn Vorn Posted November 26, 2005 Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 This is wishfull thinking at best. MD is obviously still the most popular media in Japan. And the new HD products Sony are pushing are also very fashionable (especially the HD Oled based face). For iTunes sales, as no data are provided, this is propaganda/marketing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aafuss Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 I agree-iPod's can't be beaten by others, sales wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekdroid Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 When is Sony going to wake up?http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=2005-11-04When all investors lose hope in the company and its management Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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