Mp3 market experiences 200% sales increase
The Mp3 market has experience an almost 200% increase in sales over 2003, according to research firm In-Stat. 27.8 million MP3 players were sold in 2004, and In-Stat projects that 104 million units will be selling annually by 2009.
That's a lot of Mp3 players, and Apple leads the market with the iPod holding on to a 30.2% share of the worldwide market. I can remember when the iPod was first launched, my reaction was something like, "It's an Mp3 player. Big deal." That shows what I know. Staying on top takes effort, and I'm itching for new Apple hardware, which leads me to the question: What do I want in the next generation of the iPod? Well, a "podcast" menu item would be nice, and seems to make sense considering the podcast feature that will be a part of the next release of iTunes. Greater storage capacity is always a good idea, and a color screen across the board would be nice as well. Of course, I still want to see the option to jump directly to an album from shuffle mode that I've discussed before. What would you like to see?
