iPod strong in early Christmas sales

The Channel Checkers reports that iPod remains the dominant seller in the pre-Christmas shopping season. Some checks show that “Transcend MP3 player was selling the best among the lower priced MP3 players.” Zune sales are pretty strong as well.

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