Looking at the cold hard numbers, it's apparent Apple has a huge edge over its competitors for MP3 players and digital music sales. Apple CEO Steve Jobs said on Wednesday that the company has sold 275 million iPods since Apple introduced the first iPod device in 2001. Although iPod sales have recently slowed year over year, Apple's portable music player still accounts for 77 percent of MP3 player sales in the U.S, according to market research firm NPD. By comparison, SanDisk, Apple's closest competitor for MP3 hardware, owns just 8 percent of the U.S. MP3 player market.
My take on it:
When reviewing the statistics of Apple's sales, it's pretty clear to see that Apple has a great advantage over its counterparts. The CEO of Apple, Steven Jobs, recently said that Apple has sold 275 million iPods, since the earliest iPod was created in '01. Even though the iPod sales have declined in the preceding years, Apple still has 77 percent of all MP3 sales in America.
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