Will Apple flash iPod rock market?
Apple may be preparing a flash memory version of the iPod
Sunday, December 26, 2004 by Frogboy | Discussion: iPod
Apple appears to be preparing to release a flash memory version of the iPod. The iPod is a media player device that has historically used micro-hard drives in their devices. The typical iPod has 20 gigabytes of space on it with the mini-iPod having 4 gigabytes (that's what I have).
A flash based iPod would likely make it smaller and lighter.
Apple was also not the first to offer hard-drive-based players when it debuted the first iPod in October 2001, but it now commands the lion's share of that market. In the U.S. retail market, the iPod accounted for more than 80 percent of sales in the 12 months ended this October, according to The NPD Group. That's up from about two-thirds market share in the same period a year ago and a 40 percent share in its first year.
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