Re: Zune reaches 2m sales, flat versus iPod"

ed wrote:
> "John C. Randolph" <jcr.nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> news:2008050921102216807-jcrnospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> On 2008-05-09 09:37:23 -0700, Sandman <mr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
>>
>>> As part of its recent Zune update, Microsoft has revealed that it has 
>>> sold two million of the music players since their launch in November 
>>> 2006, revealing relatively flat growth for the device lineup. 
>>> Although the company originally promised and slightly exceeded a 
>>> target for its first million sales between the original launch date 
>>> and June 2007, the company has largely remained silent on its data 
>>> for its players in nearly a year.
>>>
>>> http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/05/09/ms.sells.2m.zunes
>>
>> Sold, or  channel-stuffed?   If they're sitting on the shelves at 
>> Wal-mart, that's not a sale in my book.
> 
> i don't know what ms's deal is, but i've NEVER seen an 80gb zune on a 
> retail shelf (that's the model i'd be most interested in).  see the 
> flash models everywhere though...

My niece got one for Christmas last year.... She requested it over an 
iPod(She wanted an FM tuner).