Competition = Good

Steve isn't going to sit by and let the iPod fail. My guess is he will continue expanding the players until apple offers 5-15 different types. iPod mini, iPod, iPod photo, iPod sp…

iPods are not so big in Europe. This is not only because Apple Computers have a >2% market share over here but also because the iPod is, compared to other players, very expensiv…

Quote: Originally posted by willed: So Apple in fact only holds 17% of the global MP3 market?! That's crap! I guess the 60% talk was in the US only? 60% of the disk-b…

Quote: Originally posted by BasketofPuppies: 60% of the disk-based market. The low cost flash-based players outsell disk-based players by a huge margin. Exactly. …

Quote: Originally posted by D'Espice: iPods are not so big in Europe. This is not only because Apple Computers have a >2% market share over here but also because the …

Quote: Originally posted by voodoo: I have never seen an hard-drive based player other than the iPod. It's like what everyone who can afford one anyway wants. I've seen …

Quote: Originally posted by D'Espice: Believe me, there are lots of'em. You can actually barely see iPods in Germany. What I can see most are either Creative or Archos M…

Yup, very true. Some know what an iPod is, whereas most don't. And they don't even care, Apple's share in the German computer market is ~1% so nobody really cares about their produ…

Quote: Originally posted by D'Espice: Believe me, there are lots of'em. You can actually barely see iPods in Germany. What I can see most are either Creative or Archos M…

Funny... I'm the only iPod owner I know, other than that I know three who have Archos players, two with some noname products and two with Creative players.

"...Creative chief executive Sim Wong Hoo told a media briefing, adding the US would get the biggest share of the $100 million budget, followed by Europe and Asia." If he's going …

What's the situation in Munich right now? Since 1-2 weeks, iPod commercials are everywhere in Hamburg!

Apple has the brand name. Bring it on Creative.

Quote: Originally posted by badidea: What's the situation in Munich right now? Since 1-2 weeks, iPod commercials are everywhere in Hamburg! Same here. You see them …

Quote: Originally posted by wdlove: Apple has the brand name. Bring it on Creative. agreed. I don't know too many people who want any other players. Most if no…

Quote: Originally posted by badidea: What's the situation in Munich right now? In Munich, of all places, you'd expect a high iPod penetration. I could understand w…

i know abot a dozen ipod users off the top of my head including myself (and im the only one with a mac) the only other peple i know are these 3 kids who use these rca 128mb or 256m…

I'm sure everyone in Italy has an iPod... and a scooter. BrRrrrRrRRRrrrrr. Chow.

Good Eddie Izzard reference. If Apple can make inroads into China, it'll be big. And many upwardlt mobile Chinese (mainlanders) are very bran conscious these days. But even i…

meh. unless they plan on turning their product into a fashion/status symbol Apple will be fine. What they actually have to do is somehow make the iPod uncool, and take its place in…

We're dying. Watch us bleed.

The iPod has become so popular that a friend of mine who swore he'd never buy anything from Apple only a few years ago, bought an iPod mini for his wife 2 weeks ago. Now he wants …

I think Apple needs to choose either the iTMS or the iPod to stop trying to retain a tight hold on. I seriously think they should look at licensing FairPlay to other stores but no…

Competition = Good. yes..... luckily no ones cutting corners and being anti-competitive so far ala Microfluffy(microsoft). Great thing for consumers. Cheers