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iPod Takes Japan by Storm

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the extremely-well-designed-storm dept.

conq writes "BusinessWeek reports on the soaring popularity of the iPod in Japan. From the article: 'iPod mania is alive and well in Japan -- one of the most competitive consumer-electronics markets on the planet. Despite an array of well-entrenched Japanese rivals, such as Sony and Matsushita, the iPod had cornered 51.3% of the digital-music player market as of the end of 2005, up from about 32% in 2004, according to research firm BCN. Sony was a distant second with 16.2%, while Panasonic grabbed just 8.2% of the market.'"

11 of 284 comments (clear)

  1. Interesting by Anonymous+Crowhead · · Score: 5, Funny

    Popular technology popular. Interesting....

  2. USA!!! USA!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's payback for the whole Walkman thing back in the 80's !

  3. Re:The iPod is awesome.. cool... easy to use... by mopslik · · Score: 5, Funny

    a 'real' iPod killer

    Here's one for only $7.

  4. iPod taking Japan by storm, huh? by mcsestretch · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just wait until Godzilla gets back from his battle with Mothra.
    It'll beat back this iPod invasion.

  5. Obviousry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    The Japanese people just got rerry sick of the frash-based prayers. Plus they can downroad music easery from iTunes. Once iTunes raunched in Japan, it was arr just a matter of time before it's poprurarity soared .

  6. Same Thing We Do Every Night, Pinky by signed.bewildered · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now we need a Naruto SE with all episodes loaded. My kids would NEVER speak out loud again.

  7. One way to look at it by TheBogie · · Score: 2, Funny
    There is another way to spin the data that iPod has 51% market share in Japan. It has an 82% market share here in the US. This article could just as easily have been titled:

    Apple market share slips 30% in Japan

  8. Re:The iPod is awesome.. cool... easy to use... by masklinn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Looks like captain obvious feels mightly insightful today.

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  9. In A.D. 2006 by TetryonX · · Score: 5, Funny

    War was beginning.
    Japan: What happen?
    Mechanic: Somebody set up us the iPod.
    Operator: We get signal.
    Japan: What !
    Operator: Main screen turn on.
    Japan: It's You !!
    Apple: How are you gentlemen !!
    Apple: All your mp3 player are belong to us.
    Apple: You are on the way to destruction.
    Japan: What you say !!
    Apple: You have no chance to survive make your time.
    Apple: HA HA HA HA ....
    Japan: Take off every 'wma' !!
    Japan: You know what you doing.
    Japan: Move 'wma'.
    Japan: For great justice.

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  10. Re:iPod vs PDA by masklinn · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is anyone but Lada actually behind American automotive companies?

    Hell, I'm not even sure Lada's still behind.

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  11. Re:The iPod is awesome.. cool... easy to use... by nurb432 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Could just get a brick for free..

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