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Seeing an End to the iPod's Hegemony

"Microsoft has been hammering at Apple's door with Zune"

I don't know if you care, but MSFT sold 2 million Zunes compared to Apple's 150+ million. You call that "hammering at the door"?

I don't know if you remember, but Apple replaced the iPod mini, the then best-selling player in the world, with the iPod nano which quickly became best-selling player. You think Zune, one of the most spectacular CE flops of all time, is going to challenge Apple?

Do you care to cite a single instance of a digital subscription business as remotely popular and lucrative as the iTunes business?

Do you care at all that you cited Mr. Enderle as an "analyst" on Dell without disclosing the fact that he's paid by Dell as a consultant on this very project?

Finally, do you really have anything new to say?

Why Is Dell Trying to Compete With the iPod?

Nearly a year ago I explored the absurdity of Dell's brand repositioning campaign:

Dell: “Apple has become the conformist company”
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