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Sony Walkman Outsells iPod in Japan--Wait, What?

Posted 09/02/2010 at 12:24pm | by Seamus Bellamy

It seems that the Japanese research firm BCN has uncovered a factoid so illogical that could very well rip a hole in the fabric of the universe: In August, for the first time close to a decade, Sony's venerable Walkman outsold the iPod in Japan by 3.8%, with the devices holding a 47.8% and 44% market share respectively. BCN announced that Sony's climb to the top of the MP3 player dog pile is the first time since 2001 that the Japanese company has been able to outstrip the the success of the Apple's multimedia darling.

Is it a sign that Apple's planetary reign of awesome is coming to an end? Sony and any number of the world's electronics manufacturers would wish it to be so, but most likely, it's not the case.

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Podcast #96: Steve's Back and Overheating iPhones

Posted 07/01/2009 at 5:31am | by Roberto Baldwin

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podcast Steve Jobs returns to Cupertino and we're surprised at how quickly Steve is up and walking around after a major surgery. We introduce the Susie Retirement Fund and we talk about the iPhone 3GS overheating issue. Mmmm mmmm toasty.

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iPod vs. Sony Walkman (The Old School One)

Posted 06/29/2009 at 12:39pm | by Arvind Srinivasan

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Ready your time machine / nostalgic emotions now. The BBC has published his week long account of using an old-school Sony Walkman.

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