Heavily Discounted Zune Outpacing iPod Sales

firegate writes "Yahoo Tech is reporting that the Microsoft Zune, having been heavily discounted for the holiday season, 'is currently Amazon's top-selling music player, beating out the new iPod Nano and the 80GB iPod on the 'Bestsellers in Electronics' list.' An Associated Press report even indicates that the Zune's newfound popularity has left it in short supply, sold out in many locations. Is this a sign that a true competitor, from Microsoft no less, has finally broken into the Apple-dominated MP3 player market? And will this spell more success for Windows-media based music subscription services like Napster?"

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Good riddance by M$

[bogaboga]

the Microsoft Zune, having been heavily discounted for the holiday season, 'is currently Amazon's top-selling music player, beating out the new iPod Nano and the 80GB iPod on the 'Bestsellers in Electronics' list.'

My headline says it all. This is good riddance on Microsoft's part. I would probably do the same if I were in Microsoft's shoes. Now, let's wait for those who loath every software giant's move to cry foul. These are folks who think that every Apple product should always win every contest. I for one, will not be surprised if they do cry foul.

PAID TROLL ALERT

[El Gruga]

If you arent a M$ employee/astroturfer, I am King Kong. You managed to mention every single part of the 'zune ecosystem' in your post. 'The wireless system works quite well. What the HELL does that mean? 'quite well'? But it doesnt actually CONNECT to anything useful, does it? 'useful zunepass subscription'. Only if you want a subscription - and no-one actually in the real world does.