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Sep 3, 2010

Walkman Outsold iPod in Japan During August



It's party time for Sony, as the planets of consumerism aligned to earn it a rare win over Apple's iPod music-playing range. It's the first time Walkman has outsold Apple's music players in the region since iPod arrived in 2001.

Sony had to make a few sacrifices in order to win back musical market share, though, aggressively under-cutting the price of its rival. Also, according to analyst Eiji Mori, the month's drop in iPod sales has been partly brought about thanks to buyers waiting for Apple's newest ranges to hit the country.

24 comments:

  1. Isaac J HoltSeptember 3, 2010 at 3:43 AM

    Thank god, I hate apple

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  2. LifeHackerSeptember 3, 2010 at 3:51 AM

    thats really surprising

    good to see a fairer share

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  3. Backseat driverSeptember 3, 2010 at 3:57 AM

    nice! just doing the rounds!

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  4. DreaSeptember 3, 2010 at 4:14 AM

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  5. NotBlankSeptember 3, 2010 at 4:32 AM

    thank god!

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  6. Mr. DerpSeptember 3, 2010 at 4:39 AM

    Take that Apple! Stopping by to say hello.

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  7. JohnnSeptember 3, 2010 at 5:01 AM

    Woo! Go Sony!

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  8. AnonSeptember 3, 2010 at 5:23 AM

    Look cool bro, nice to see some comp.

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  9. SwarmsterSeptember 3, 2010 at 5:23 AM

    I wonder if the same trend will follow in the USA... guess we'll have to wait and see.

    Thanks for continued support =)

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  10. dailynewsSeptember 3, 2010 at 6:35 AM

    haha nice blog!

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  11. Anti1337September 3, 2010 at 7:23 AM

    japanese people cant be fooled by apples BS~

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  12. SttppdSeptember 3, 2010 at 7:42 AM

    Good, this is good. I hate apple and like sony so this is good news :D

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  13. WakeOfBuzzardsSeptember 3, 2010 at 7:51 AM

    Thank god, apple needs to fall already...

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  14. ChrisSeptember 3, 2010 at 7:52 AM

    http://totallyawesomecontent.blogspot.com/

    Thanks bro.

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  15. Free And UnderratedSeptember 3, 2010 at 7:54 AM

    And do you believe the walkman is better ?

    http://underratedartists.blogspot.com/

    please follow and listen to some free albums !

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  16. Gary Oak PartySeptember 3, 2010 at 8:01 AM

    this is very nice indeed sir o.o

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  17. Light Weight Baby!September 3, 2010 at 8:10 AM

    awesome post is awesome... keep up the great work!

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  18. iminhereforthelulzSeptember 3, 2010 at 8:15 AM

    here to show mah daily support! :3

    http://isthisgoingtohappen.blogspot.com/

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  19. Joris van der MarkSeptember 3, 2010 at 8:19 AM

    Apple is still FTW

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  20. durhurrrSeptember 3, 2010 at 8:49 AM

    cool story bro! just doin the daily. feels good man.

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    http://durhurrr-blurg.blogspot.com/

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  21. Sakuriita ♥September 3, 2010 at 9:12 AM

    Lul? walkman does that exist hahah >.<

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  22. VipermanSeptember 3, 2010 at 10:17 AM

    At least the Japanese see that apple suck.

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  23. SixSeptember 3, 2010 at 11:48 AM

    God I hate apple. I'm glad to see them lose a battle for once.

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  24. SourlolSeptember 3, 2010 at 2:37 PM

    XD They are probably just waiting for the frigin new ipod touch.

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