Apple takes No. 5 in January MP3 player sales
Thursday, March 13, 2003 @ 3:10pm
NPD Techworld reports that Apple is No. 5 in the MP3 player market in January 2003 with 6.1% of unit sales, behind RIO (18.8%), RCA (12.7%), Samsung (7.8%), and Creative Labs (6.9%), respectively. The total dollar volume for the month was more than $350 million. The marketshare is based sales at electronic/appliance stores, A/V specialty stores, and "Mass Merchants."