2/17/2005
1 In 10 US adults have an iPod
Notice a lot of white earbuds lately? You should have. According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, about 22 million US adults have an iPod or an MP3 player.Yes 22 million MP3 players! That's a lot of music walking around our streets. But what's that number in comparison to the total population? Drum roll please... 11% of the US adult population. However this 11% includes all MP3 players not just the iPod.
But how many MP3 players out of that 11% are iPods? Let's break it down. According to a report on MSN's Money Central, the NPD Group says Apple controls 92% of the U.S. and about 60% of the global portable MP3 player market. Not a bad feat for Apple Computer. So roughly 20 million people in the US own iPods. Wow. Three years ago their stock sold for $11. Today it's in the upper $80's and about to split 2-for-1. If only we all had time machines.
Related Link: iPod People = 1-in-10 US Adults
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That's sick! Executives at Apple Computer aren't the only insiders cashing in on the iPod. Synaptics, the maker of the iPod's scroll wheel are getting mad rich too. In nov 2004 a few of the top execs at Synaptics sold about $10 million in stock when they hit a 52-week high. Their stock has gained 132 percent in the past 12 months. The ipod is making everyone rich except me!!!!! Bastards!!!!!!!!!!
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> : February 17, 2005 11:01 AM
20 million? i bet. everyone and their freaking mother has an ipod now.
[*] posted by > : February 17, 2005 11:51 AM
> : February 17, 2005 11:51 AM
I like my iPod because it gives me something to do on my very long walks around campus. I'm an iPod person.
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