Despite the launch of the new Microsoft Zune for the holiday season, Piper Jaffray is estimating that some 14-15 million iPods are going to roll off the shelves this winter. Gene Munster, the Apple guru over at Piper Jaffray, has taken a look at early October sales data and thinks Apple's iPod sales are trending positive. Very positive.Even more positive is that the above sales analysis doesn't take into account the very stocking-friendly iPod Shuffle. Under $100, tiny enough to clip onto a belt loop, one can bet a number of those will sell quite nicely.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
11-16-2006 @ 9:54PM
Sambo said...
I am hearing ZUNE will be somewhat of a bust this holiday season! In visiting Target and Best Buy, customers look at them, inquire about them, and buy an iPod! I think the main reason is the real only sell is the larger screen and that just isn't important enough to switch! The iPod just has more to offer and quite frankly, it is the hip thing in gadgets to have. My kids really don't know or care about ZUNE. They all own at least "2" iPods and look forward to the upcoming new releases, especially if it is an iPhone.
11-16-2006 @ 11:26PM
Andy said...
The Zune is a turkey. It is too big, in bad colors like brown and is not compatible with Microsofts Vista. How could a big corporation like that make such a mistake? The answer is bureauracy. What we have been hearing about Microsoft is true.
11-16-2006 @ 11:42PM
matt said...
Give it a couple of years and the i-pod will be out of style. Apple makes all its money on it and there stock will drop.
11-17-2006 @ 5:38AM
Jules said...
Sure, in a couple of years there the iPod will be out of style. I think I even know who will have something better: Apple.
11-17-2006 @ 7:05AM
Dennis said...
can somebody be a nice person to let me have an exprience with Ipod it is thing i would love to have it and exprience it .
11-17-2006 @ 2:56PM
kris said...
The only ipod killer will be made by apple, and it will be for good.
I can't wait for the iphone! And i hope we get a macbook pro with AMD inside!
11-19-2006 @ 10:07AM
Michael Schneider said...
Apple is set for a great Christmas since its iPod is one if the few must-have products around that consumers can get.
Since Dana Telsey tells us retail is starting slow generally (see her latest comments at Barrelomoney.com) it's good to here the situation is so good for Apple!
11-19-2006 @ 8:54PM
Jeff said...
its great that iPods are selling so well (even though my battery is shot after one year) ... but haven't those sales already been booked for this holiday season - its already late November - the holiday shipping season for Apple is over right?