Sales in Japan of Sony Corp’s Walkman portable digital music players topped those of Apple Inc’s iPod in August for the first time in eight years, according to a survey by consumer electronics market research firm BCN.
The Walkman had a market share of 47.8% in the reporting month against 44% for the iPod, which had retained top slot in the domestic portable digital music player market since seizing it from the Walkman in August 2002. Some consumers held off from buying portable music players ahead of the expected release of new iPod models, a BCN official said.
from japan today
Friday, September 10, 2010
Walkman sales surpass iPod sales in Japan in August
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