Chasing Apple&#39;s Dominant iPod
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Now that the iPod and its little brother, the iPod mini, have gobbled up the overwhelming majority of the MP3-player market, what&#39;s a competitor to do?
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Just when it seemed like the competition was encroaching on the iPod&#39;s turf, Apple has broken away from the pack with a new and improved version of its hugely popular portable media player.
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Microsoft Corp. is fighting to expand its online music share and break the hold Apple&#39;s iPod has on the market. Microsoft&#39;s MSN music service began a free song promotion yesterday sponsored by American Express.
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The software maker is considering upping its ad budget as it tries to take on Apple's iPod.
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The buzz over Apple Computer&#39;s next iPod music player has reached a fevered pitch after one web site posted details and a mock up drawing of the new device, which stores
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After two weeks of hands-on testing, an iPod freak says Microsoft's music player just might give the Apple gadget a run for its money. Commentary by Leander Kahney.
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If you crave an Apple iPhone, but balk at the idea of spending half a thousand dollars on a smartphone, then take heart in analysts&#39; predictions that a less expensive iPhone is on the way. Those predictions suggest a new iPhone might use the iPod Nano&#39;s click wheel interface.
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Owners of Apple Inc.'s   iPod love to trick out the music players with cases, speakers  and other accessories and its upcoming wireless iPhone promises  to be no different.
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October 17, 2004 -- While companies take aim at iPod with a host of new players, they&#39;re also targeting iTunes, Apple&#39;s online music store.
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By Troy WolvertonMicrosoft's Zune had a decent debut last month, but Apple Computer's iPods continued to dominate the MP3 market, according to new data from market research firm NPD Group released this week.
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Apple Computer is the undisputed champion of the hard-drive music market, but competitors are gearing up for a shot at the title. The various versions of the iPod account for 92.
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Millions of fans adore Apple&#39;s iPod, the world&#39;s most popular digital music player. Now, Apple has unleashed expensive new iPod models that do more: They can carry pictures with your music.
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Retailers expected Apple Computer Inc.&#39;s iPod music player to be a hot item this holiday season but are still struggling to keep up with demand.
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Taking us through the highlights of each of the new iPods, David Pogue (New York Times) anoints them âthe best players you can buy.â iPod touch, for example, offers âthe iPhoneâs spectacular widescreen video playback, wireless Wi-Fi Internet features and its now-famous two-finger touchscreen operating system.â And wireless access to iTunes:  âYou can browse or search the catalog, listen to 30-second samples, buy songs for $1 eachâand download them directly to the iPod.â These iPods, Pogue says, âare nearly impossible to beat; there are other 160-gigabyte multimedia players, for example, but theyâre much bigger and more expensive than the iPod classic. And if you do value things like beauty, software elegance and trouble-free computer integrationâwell, good luck resisting that new Nano.â
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Creative Technology is firing a shot across Apple's digital music bow.
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Apple's recipe for success continues to entice.
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The Motley Fool - War has been declared. Not the conventional type with the troops, tanks, and smart bombs, but an entertainment war for the &#36;3 billion global music player business. Creative Technology (Nasdaq: CREAF - News) has decided to move in against the giant Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL - News) in an attempt to capture a 40% market share for MP3 music players. In the three years since the iPod's launch, it has become the worldwide player of choice, claiming about 85% of the market, so to call this an uphill fight is something of an understatement.