# apple This August, and after aggressive price cutting, Sony's Walkman outsold Apple's music players in Japan. But then again, the month's drop in iPod sales has been partly brought about thanks to buyers waiting for Apple's new iPods. [ Yahoo ] More »

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TOKYO: In a rare victory for Sony over arch-rival Apple, the Walkman portable music player outsold the iPod in Japan in monthly sales for the first time in August, a survey showed today. Sony's share of the Japanese market for portable music players stood at 47.8% last month, ahead of Apple which had 44.0%, according to the Tokyo-based marketing research company BCN Inc. Sony has faced stiff ...

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In August Sony's share of the Japanese market for portable music players stood at 47.8% ahead of Apple which had 44%.

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Remember the Walkman? Evidently, Japan does, because Sonys digital music player has outsold Apples iPod there for the first time in more than four years, according to research outfit BCN.

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Sony's Walkman line has temporarily passed the iPod for sales in Japan once more, researchers at BCN claimed today. Basic players like the S640 helped Sony creep past in August with 47.8 of sales where Apple dropped to 44 percent. While the Walkman overtook the iPod briefly a year ago, the new figures mark the first time Sony managed to hold an overall lead for the month.... Apple - Peripherals ...

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Sony's music gadget surpasses Apple's iPod in sales in Japan for the full month of August, coincidentally just ahead of Apple's annual refresh of its music player line. Originally posted at News - Apple

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This is the Sony Walkman NWZ-W252 music player. It’s a 2GB player with space for around 500 tracks. Unlike most MP3 players, the player is built into the headphones and the outward facing case is waterproof.

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Sony's music gadget surpasses Apple's iPod in sales in Japan for the full month of August, coincidentally just ahead of Apple's annual refresh of its music player line.

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A tour of Sony's latest Walkman, with an eye toward understanding the aesthetics and trade-offs of the product's industrial design.

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Sony's music gadget surpasses Apple's iPod in sales in Japan for the full month of August, coincidentally just ahead of Apple's annual refresh of its music player line.

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