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09:34 AAPL Apple Computer retains huge lead in music player market - InfoWorld (67.65 -0.33)

InfoWorld reports continued to lead the U.S. digital music player market in the second quarter with a 75.6% share, according to the NPD Group. But its hard to tell if Apple will be able to maintain its sizable lead as mobile phone cos continue to put out handsets with built-in music players.

A number of analysts have warned that the digital music player mkt could go the way of the P.D.A., which saw growth drop off once mobile phone cos introduced smart phones, handsets with P.D.A. functionality. SanDisk (SNDK) followed Apple in the second quarter ranking with a 9.7% mkt share, according to the NPD Group, while Creative Technology (CREAF) took third with 4.3% of the U.S. digital music player mkt.