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Zune trumps iPod as Amazon.com's top seller

updated 04:35 pm EST, Mon November 19, 2007

Zune trumps iPod on Amazon

Microsoft's Zune portable media player is currently Amazon.com's top-selling digital music device, usurping Apple's iPod for the highest rank in the "Electronics" category. The 30GB Zune -- which Microsoft has heavily discounted to a purchase price of $134 -- dethroned Apple's 4GB iPod nano this morning in Amazon.com's list of top-selling MP3 players. Apple's 4GB iPod nano took second place, while the Cupertino-based company's 80GB iPod classic holds the no. 3 spot.

Microsoft's recently-introduced 80GB Zune player is labeled as temporarily out of stock with no future shipping date on Amazon.com, which coincides with the Redmond-based company's own statement that the 80GB Zune will be unavailable until early December.

Earlier this month Microsoft announced plans to improve on the basic formula of the iPod's customization for its new Zune players. The devices, dubbed Zune Originals, will optionally ship with four engraved lines of text as well as one of 27 various full-size drawings from well-known artists.

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dliup
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11/19, 04:49pm | report spam | close Reply |
heh

Hilarious. I guess people are getting the idea from hideapod dotcom

jameshays
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11/19, 04:52pm | report spam | close Reply |
A little competition

A little competition never hurt anybody.

njfuzzy
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11/19, 04:58pm | report spam | close Reply |
Lesson here

I wonder if the lesson here is that, for $140, people would rather have a 30 GB hard drive based device than a 4 GB flash-based device.

Though another lesson is that people are buying more of MS's last-generation device, than their current one.

bsnoel
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11/19, 05:06pm | report spam | close Reply |
Are there enough Customer

Just think, the only thing that Microsoft has to do to catch up is sell 115-million Zunes more and then they might be able to claim some sort of real victory.

In my opinion the Zune is still a somewhat ugly device compared to the iPod. I doubt they will ever catch the iPod unless they step up with a truly worthy contender.

eldarkus
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11/19, 05:06pm | report spam | close Reply |
Brown??

Brown?? Pardon the pun, but u gotta be shittin me!! :P

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11/19, 05:11pm | report spam | close Reply |
hmm

50% of those people are going to be pissed when their new zune won't play any of hte music they bought through itunes

testudo
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11/19, 05:11pm | report spam | close Reply |
Re: lesson here

I don't know, I bought a last gen iPod nano rather then a newer model because the price was really cheap. Price matters at times.

But I can't believe no one's yet mentioned that it's probably monkey boy buying them all up to push the sales ranks.

Peter Bonte
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11/19, 05:11pm | report spam | close Reply |
$338

Strange, the iPod touch is $38 overpriced. :?

It seems that Amazon is sold out, no hard task then to sell more Zunes at a nice discount.

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Re: lesson here

Ballmer is 'monkey boy', right? I'd hate to think I called him the wrong name.

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11/19, 05:13pm | report spam | close Reply |
on amazon anyway...

Some DVD portable is #2. The WHITE iPod is #3, the Black is #7. Add them up to compare. Beyond that, it's still not actually outselling the iPod, by a long shot. Factor in all sales from all sources and then compare.

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11/19, 05:24pm | report spam | close Reply |
For a second...

I thought this was about the Zune 2.0, rather than the remaindered Zune 1.0. At the price, it's also a giveaway curio, and says little to nothing about MS's desire to dethrown the iPod (other than the only way they can ship these things is at a huge loss.)

Rather a yawn.

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re: on amazon anyway

True that, that's how the numbers are worked to show Windows marketshare anyways.

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Reality check......

A check of the Amazon site shows that the 1st Gen Zune undercuts the price of the iPod Nano by a dollar and four cents ($133.95 vs $134.99) to become the best seller. Now, the reality check. Amazon also offers used versions of both with the Zune starting at $89 and the iPod going used for $134.99 - the same as new. So, where does the public perceive value?

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11/19, 05:51pm | report spam | close Reply |
Here's the skinny

The iPods are unavailable because they sold out, the new Zunes are unavailable because no marketer in their right mind will buy them until the old stock is gone, and Monkey boy is buying all the old Zunes to make way to sell the new Zunes.

Yep, that'll about do it. Give Apple another 24 hours to fill the pipe again and all versions of iPods will be surpassing it very zoon.

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not compatible

I wonder how many more people will return it when they discover that it's not Mac compatible.

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new top seller

Amazon.com top seller fluctuates constantly, and doesn't account for all Zune and iPod models.

Right now Amazon.com's new e-book product - Kindle - is "trumping" the Zune and the iPod. But considering how ugly it is and its mono-chromatic display, and its $400 price tag - it's probably safe to assume that it isn't really outselling iPods or Zunes. Who knows what criteria Amazon uses to identify "top" sellers.

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Discontinued Unit

Everyone does realize this is the clearing of the of the Zune 1 debacle at a huge discount. These are the channel stuffed Zune 1's that went out the door to get the 1 million units.

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initial sacrifice

to me it's obvious, MS is playing the lose-a-little now, gain-a-lot later card. In their perspective, this trick had done wonders as in the case of IE.

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Kindle Zune iPod

Kindle is selling the top-seller on Amazon because it's an Amazon product that may not be available anywhere else.

Unlike the iPod, the Zune is a product that you'd wanna buy from the internet, it's not really worth a trip to a computer store or circuit-city. The iPod is the perfect excuse to go visit an Apple store in your favorite mall.

Anyway, it's funny to see how since the Zune is selling better, it's making mac bloggers break a sweat or live in denial.

And others, such as myself, lose the ability to write Englisch.

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RE: initial sacrifice

The same how MS play their game to compete head to head with Sony Playstation. At the end, XBOX won and its sold units outnumbered Sony Playstation.

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number 2

There is nothing wrong with being number 2. Go ipod.

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The amusing thing is...

At $134 Microsoft must lose money on every sale. On the other hand, they are saving on land fill costs. It is good for Apple no matter what; it represents some healthy competition as it would be very bad indeed if they became a monopoly, and buyers of 1st gen Zunes will quickly figure out that there is a very good reason why they are so cheap.

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That figures...

When you heavily discount something, sure enough lots of people will buy it. I wonder how many people are going to be disappointed with their new zunes.

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PS

First, Microsoft is trying to clean house so that it can ramp up product on the new Zunes. However, it is sitting on an inventory of old Zunes. So, it is lowering the price.

Second, who really buys an iPod from Amazon? I am sure there are some people, but I only buy from Apple because if something goes wrong I want to deal with Apple.

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re: ps

terrin, Apple doesn't care where you buy your iPod. The only thing I can think of that might go wrong where it might matter where you bought it, is in the shipping. Even then it really doesn't matter unless you're dealing with a disreputable online store.

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apple should respond

I think this is a good thing for iPod user and the would be iPod user in general. I want an iPod for a long time but things that prevent me from buying it because I want the FM radio and recording function built-in. Most of the MP3 player have these functions but I don't understand why iPod don't have them ? How hard it gonna be to include these functions ? I want all the other players to grap 60% of the market share. So, Apple will finally realize and include these function to respond to the decline market share. You might ask why don't I buy other brands ? It because I love Apple products, they're just work. I'm using PC right now and I installed Windows XP for more than 10 times already but the reason that I use PC because I want Apple computer that doesn't exist, a midrange Mac. Macpro is too good and too expensive for me, iMac and Mac mini are too less expandable for me. I want a Mac that can put more than one harddisk in it, can change the graphic card, have more than 2 RAM slots. The price can be $300 more expensive than comparable specs PC, I still want to buy it but too bad Apple don't have this type of product. Anyone wishing for the same type of Mac as me ?

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Zune trumps iPod as Amazon.com's top seller

updated 04:35 pm EST, Mon November 19, 2007

Zune trumps iPod on Amazon

heh

A little competition

Lesson here

Are there enough Customer

Brown??

hmm

Re: lesson here

$338

Re: lesson here

on amazon anyway...

For a second...

re: on amazon anyway

Reality check......

Here's the skinny

not compatible

new top seller

Discontinued Unit

initial sacrifice

Kindle Zune iPod

RE: initial sacrifice

number 2

The amusing thing is...

That figures...

PS

re: ps

apple should respond

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heh

A little competition

Lesson here

Are there enough Customer

Brown??

hmm

Re: lesson here

$338

Re: lesson here

on amazon anyway...

For a second...

re: on amazon anyway

Reality check......

Here's the skinny

not compatible

new top seller

Discontinued Unit

initial sacrifice

Kindle Zune iPod

RE: initial sacrifice

number 2

The amusing thing is...

That figures...

PS

re: ps

apple should respond

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