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Apple Commands A Third Of Digital Audio, Study Shows

2005-06-23 11:31:00

LONDON — With it's iPod and iPod Shuffle Apple is the leader in worldwide portable audio players with 30.2 percent of the combined HDD and Flash-based portable audio player market, according to market research company In-Stat.

And in 2005 one quarter of U.S. consumer survey respondents claim to have a digital audio player, up from 16 percent in 2001, Scottsdale Arizona-based In-Stat found.

The market for both hard disk drive and flash memory based portable audio players is expected to exceed 104 million units by 2009, up from 27.8 million units in 2004. Drivers for this booming market include falling prices, the availability of legitimate subscription and pay-per-download online music sites, smaller hard disk drives, and increasing flash memory capacities, In-Stat said.

"As competition heats up, vendors are striving to differentiate products by offering a wide range of price points, memory capacities, and features," said Stephanie Guza, In-Stat analyst, in a statement. "As a result, we are seeing increased segmentation. For example, the hard disk drive digital audio player segment can be sub-divided into two categories: the 1-inch or smaller segment and the 1.8-inch segment."

In-Stat said the revenue for both HDD and Flash-based MP3 players reached approximately $4.5 billion, an increase of almost 200 percent over 2003.

Besides Apple leading vendors include: Rio, iRiver and Creative.

In-Stat expects that 1-Gbyte capacity or greater flash MP3 players will represent just over 20 percent of all flash-based MP3 player shipments worldwide by the end of this year.

High Cout Rules Cable Companies Don't Have To Share Lines With ISPs
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that cable companies may keep rival Internet providers from using their lines, a decision that will limit competition and consumers' choices.
RSS: Safe At Any Feed?
When Microsoft laid out its plans last week for building RSS -- Real Simple Syndication -- into Longhorn, it didn't say anything about how it might secure the automated feeds.
WiFi Watchdog 5.0 Tracks Wi-Fi Users By Location
Noting that security is becoming an urgent necessity as wireless networks proliferate throughout enterprises, Newbury Networks said it is addressing the need with its Wi-Fi Watchdog 5.0, which can precisely locate -- and block -- unauthorized users trying to enter networks.
Supreme Court Rulings Raise Concerns About Broadband Growth
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Two decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday (June 27) had broadband service proponents wondering whether they'd just received a double-whammy that could have chilling effect on deployment.
Google Unveils Video Viewer
Google Inc. on Monday launched a video viewer for watching and searching video stored in the company's servers.
Verizon Expands 3G Footprint
Verizon Wireless said Tuesday that it has expanded coverage of its 1xEV-DO 3G cellular data service, which is now available in about 55 U.S. airports and in 51 metropolitan areas.
BT Opts For Microsoft's IPTV Platform
LONDON — BT has chosen Microsoft's Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) software platform to deliver TV over broadband in the U.K. The operator plans to trial a service early next year , with a commercial service expected to begin in the summer of 2006.
Google Grabs 52 Percent Of U.S. Search Share
For all their trying, Google's rivals in the search business haven't slowed the giant's steady creep up the market share meter, a Web measuring firm said Tuesday.
Apple Revs iTunes With Support For Podcasting
Apple Computer on Tuesday released iTunes 4.9, the latest iteration of its popular free music software, with support for podcasting.
Professor Sees iPod As A Potential Tool For Cybercrime
Managers who believe worker productivity could fall as employees listen to iPods and other miniature digital music players face a greater threat from these devices: pilfered data.


   
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