Choosy buyers choose Apple

Microsoft still doesn't get it.  Having launched their MSN Music service yesterday, a Microsoft rep was quoted as saying
"We're different because Apple is a closed system. If you want Apple, you have to use the iPod. A lot of people want choice and we offer that."

Man, are they dense. The people have made their choice already. Microsoft just doesn't want to admit that like the choosy moms who choose Jif, choosy consumers choose
iPods. Deal with it!  92% of all hard-drive-based music players sold are iPods. More than 65% of all digital music players sold are iPods.  Sure looks to me like people have made their choice and are really quite pleased with their choice.

The MSN Music service is destined to fail – at the very least it will pale in comparison to the iTunes Music Store,
which will continue to dominate the market. Microsoft is out of their league on this one. Too little, too late.