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Opening Zune Sales Flaccid

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the meager-beginnings dept.

An anonymous reader writes "As 'Black Friday' approaches and consumers line up for the Playstation 3 it looks like Zune has become an afterthought. Despite months of hype, opening Zune sales are only so-so. While Zune did reach the top 10 on Amazon's Top 25 list for electronic product sales on its first day, it quickly fell below the top 15 and continues to drop. Six separate iPod models now outsell it as well as SanDisk's e250 player. In-store sales are not much better."

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  1. Who is lining up for the PS3? by maynard · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Check ebay. Prices have already crashed to ~$1200 for a 60GB unit, and below $1000 for the 20GB model. Further there are over 25000 units listed and no where near enough buyers. Folks who listed with a buy it now at $3000 - $3500 are going to be sorely disappointed. I suspect that we'll see equilibrium well below twice retail, and possibly less than 1.5 times within a week.

    So, how long before I can walk into a Toys 'R Us or Target and pick one off the shelf? Perhaps even before Christmas. This is the most amazing example of an economic boom to bust I've ever seen.