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48% of US teens did not buy a single CD in 2007: NPD says that 48% of US teens did not purchase a single CD in 2007, compared to 38% in 2006. The report estimates that one mln consumers dropped out of the CD buyer market in 2007. by AM; Tags: Teen, CD, NPD, AM; Blog posts 2008-02-26
Is Microsoft's Danger play a poke at Apple? Google? (updated): Is Microsoft's Danger play a poke at Apple? Google? updatednot what was statedIn the article, it was mentioned that MS was interested in their expertise with mobile hardware, not rebadging the sidekick into an iPhone competitor. The graphic on the page is just the old sidekick.With the cash MS...; Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Channel management, MSFT, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Microsoft Zune, NPD, sales, Zune sale, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-02-12
NPD: Apple launch of Leopard system its best ever: NPD: Apple launch of Leopard system its best everMore info pleaseI hate when fanboys write articles.I wish poeple would stop manipulating facts to make them sound smart.What percent of total mac users are buying leopard now, compared to toal % users buying tiger when it came out,because they are charging...; Tags: Patches, Microsoft Windows NT, Apple Inc., Leopard, NPD, patch management, USB, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-12-18
Wii continues to hammer PS3 in Japan: Wii continues to hammer PS3 in JapanHow about US NumbersNTHow about some relevant stats...? n/tn/tMost recent NPD reports.Playstation 3 outsold by GBAhttp://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=25104May NPD: Nintendo still on top, industry sales up 49%http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/14/may-npd-nintendo-still-on-top-industry-sales-up-49/NPD: Nintendo rocks yet another monthhttp://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/06/15/npd-nintendo-rocks-yet-another-month/NPD: The Gamasutra Analysishttp://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=14341[b] * Nintendo DS: 423K ...; Tags: Game players, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Sony PlayStation 3, NPD, Nintendo Wii, Sony Playstation, Sony Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-07-03
Ringtones at $2.50 a pop under-valued: According to The NPD Group,, consumers are willing to pay more for a 30-second snippet of a song track to be used as a ringtone than to download an entire song track. In addition, consumers are willing to pay a premium (above the average $0.99 price for paid music downloads...; Tags: willing to pay, NPD; Blog posts 2006-01-16

Video game sales reached $2.2 bln in Q1 2005: NPD says Q1 2005 sales of video games in the US reached $2.2 bln, a 23% jump YTY. Q1 2005 unit sales reached 63 mln units, an 18% YTY increase. Portable hardware had sales of more than $293 mln, an increase of 162% YTY. Over 1.9 mln units of portable...; Tags: Q1 2005, YTY; Blog posts 2005-05-27
Online music market shares: iTunes - 70%, Napster - 11%, Real, MusicMatch, WalMart - 6%: NPD said the number of consumers paying for downloads fell to nearly 1 mln users per month in May, June and July from a peak of 1.3 mln in April 2004. From December 2003 to July 2004, iTunes remained the dominant destination, commanding nearly 70% of music files downloaded legally,...; Tags: NPD; Blog posts 2004-10-12
PC gaming market declines 14.3% in 2003: The PC game business has struggled as of late, dropping in 2003 to $1.2 bln in the U.S. according to NPD figures, versus a 2002 total of $1.4 bln. The segment also experienced double digit declines in unit sales in 2002 when compared to 2001, after posting year-over-year unit increases...; Tags: game, PC, NPD; Blog posts 2004-07-19

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US video hardware and software sales up 53% un June 2008: US sales of video game hardware and software rose 53% in June 2008 when compared to June 2007, NPD reported. For the first half of 2008, the US video game industry has generated $8.3 bln in sales. This is a 36% increase in sales from the same period a year...; Tags: Software, Video, Hardware, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Corporate Communications, Games, Sales, Marketing, Personal Technology, AM; Blog posts 2008-07-19
Playing a video game? No, it's health therapy: Video games are known to improve hand-eye coordination but now they're being used to help someone quit smoking or lose weight. Raleigh, North Carolina--Video games are known to improve hand-eye coordination but can they help someone quit smoking or lose weight? Hot on the heels...; Tags: Nintendo Co. Ltd., Health Care, Video Game, Video, Therapy, Nintendo Wii, Games, Personal Technology, Reuters, video games, health, Nintendo, Wii; News items 2008-06-26
Video game sales reached $1.12 bln in May 2008: US sales of video game hardware and software were $1.12 bln in May 2008, up 37% from May 2007. “Grand Theft Audio 4″ the best-selling title for the month, NPD said. In 2008 US video games industry has generated $6.6 bln in sales, topping total 2007 annual revenue. by AM; Tags: Video Game, Video, Sales Strategy, Games, Corporate Communications, Sales Force Management, Sales, Personal Technology, Marketing, AM; Blog posts 2008-06-13
US cell phone sales down 22% in Q1 2008: US cell phone sales in general were down 22% in Q1 2008, compared to Q1 2007, according to The NPD Group. Smartphone sales represented 17% of all cell phone sales in Q1 2008, up 10% from Q1 2007. by AM; Tags: Cell Phone, Cell Phone Sale, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Cellular Phones, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, AM; Blog posts 2008-06-09
Could an OEM like Dell ever be as cool and as stylish as Apple?: The news that Apple now commands a massive 66% of the market share of PCs costing more than $1,000 and 14% of the overall market mush have sent shivers through some of the big OEMs. Part of Apple's runaway success has to be down to the fact that the company...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., OEM, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-21
iCenter? Wishing, not predicting: iCenter? Wishing, not predictingAsteriskAsterisk, of course, with a little bit of intestinal fortitude can be configured for the home and I might add, I have it configured for my IT consultancy to have my Nokia N95 SIP-cable cell phone answer as a remote extension from 'anywhere'. No cellphone plan minutes...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Apple Inc., computer; Discussion threads 2008-05-21
Macs account for two-thirds of sales of PCs costing $1,000 or more: Macs account for two-thirds of sales of PCs costing $1,000 or moreAny word on how long this has been the case?Is this a recent phenomenon or has it been true for many years?This is only USA market, right?Because I cannot imagine that would be the case in markets outside USA...; Tags: Sales strategy, Desktops, PC, sales, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-20
Macs account for two-thirds of sales of PCs costing $1,000 or more: Data from the NPD Group suggests that Apple's overall retail market share is 14%, and a whopping 66% for PCs costing $1,000 or more. Here's the data: Those numbers in the $1,000+ systems are purely staggering and shows what a...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Sales Strategy, Desktops, Sales Force Management, Sales, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-20
Casual games generate $2.25 bln annually: One-third of people ages 6 to 44 have played online casual games, according to NPD Group. Globally, casual games on PCs, game systems and handhelds, played online and off, generate about $2.25 bln annually, according to the Casual Games Association. by AM; Tags: Games, Personal Technology, AM; Blog posts 2008-05-20
Video game hardware and software sales up 47% in April 2008: Americans spent $1.23 bln on video games, hardware and accessories in April 2008, up 47% from April 2007. Total hardware sales grew 26% to $426.2 mln, with the Wii selling 714,200 units, followed by the handheld Nintendo DS at 414,800. Software sales surged to $654.7 mln from $389.4 mln in...; Tags: Software, Video Game, Video, Hardware, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Games, Sales, Personal Technology, AM; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Microsoft going it alone? Not exactly: Microsoft going it alone? Not exactlyI'm with you....Facebook - why on earth would MS do it? It just doesn't make any sense - hell look for new business models, don't just play dumb catch up!More over here - http://diversity.net.nz/ms-considering-a-facebook-purchase/2008/05/08/It's called flounderingWhen they can't go forward, they can't go back, and...; Tags: Operational accounting, Microsoft Corp., revenue, VCSY, Vertical Computer Systems Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
Microsoft preps pay-as-you-go Office for June launch: Microsoft preps pay-as-you-go Office for June launchPhil you are an idiotYour writing is so biased it is laughable (like 60% of the recent stuff on ZDNet)!You wrote "Microsoft's titanic struggle against Google Apps...". So, let me see, NPD says that less than .5% of people in the USA are actually...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Microsoft Office, titanic struggle, OpenOffice; Discussion threads 2008-04-30