Was it something I said?

Wow. Did our blog really get that many hits in one day? Maybe there system had a glitch. Any ideas?

Sanity Restored at Amazon

Well, Stitch, for now at least order has been restored to the Universe. The Zune is at number 8 for MP3 players on Amazon, and there is only one SanDisk above it. The rest are iPods. For a while there, the Zune was a shocking number 2!! For whatever reason, prices tend to slip on Amazon, and the Zune was down to about $149, which is pretty good for a 30 Gb player. But now the iPods are kicking butt. I think your anaysis was right - Apple has a lot of outlets to sell iPods, not the lease of which is its own Apple online store, which is every bit as easy to use as Amazon. You know, it's even as easy to buy an iPod at the Apple retail stores. It's so freaking easy! Power to the iPod!!!

p.s. Macbooks are selling like hotcakes. It's an Apple Universe, man!

The Zune has been competetive!

Gentlemen, it is time for me to get a bothersome issue off my chest. As you know I have an Amazon bestseller list fetish, and the results of late bother me. There is no question that the iPod is definitely number 1 - the new silver 4 Gb iPod nano is number 1 for MP3 players. The new 16 Gb ipod Touch is number 2. The 8Gb Sandisk is number 3, however, then come two versions of the iPod classic. Disappointingly, the white Zune comes in at number 6, and it has been around that spot for a while. I simply don't understand how people could opt for a player that is so darn large compared to the iPod. Now it is true that the Zune sells for $160 for 30 Gb, which is less than the iPods ahead of it. It almost seems that other companies are flooding the market with players, hoping to dupe the customer.

Tell me - is my thinking warped? Am I too much of an Apple fanatic? I could use your input.

iPod Hi Fi R.I.P.

Well, gentlemen, was it inevitable? Apple is no longer selling or manufacturing the much balleyhooed iPod Hi Fi. Are any of you sorry? Do you need a kleenex?

Time for variable pricing?

Is it time for Apple to be more flexible with pricing? iTunes is a household name, so it is obvious they are established. I believe that they should switch their business model the way Amazon has which allows for the market to decide a fair price. Amazon used to ship everything from their warehouses themselves. Now they are just the front end with some controls over how their storefronts act. Market pricing might actually give a boost to smaller labels on iTunes because it would show value relative to the big labels. There is enough competition to let the prices go to where they would be naturally. They may even drop if enough smaller labels gain ground. Apple make the plunge.

Apple delivers, Baby!

Well, about the only disappointment for Apple's announcement was that the Shuffle remains unchanged.

IPod nanos do video and cover flow, the Classic iPod is thinner and carries more music than ever, and...

The iPod Touch is the iPhone without the phone! And you can buy over the internet, baby! It just seemed like this time Apple was working on everyone's dream features for the iPod. I am a little surprised that the product line is getting so big. I would have guessed they would do away with what is now the "Classic iPod". Gentlemen, what do you think of today's announcements?