4 posts and columns on holiday sales

Microsoft's Kinect Drives Industry-Wide Gains in November

in Commerce on December 9, 2010 at 4:46 pm PT

The Xbox 360 was the best-selling console for the month of November, jumping 68 percent compared to the same month last year, according to NPD Group, which released sales figures today. NPD analyst Anita Frazier said the gains were “driven by the successful launch of Microsoft’s Kinect,” and that Xbox 360 accessories accounted for 60 percent of that category’s dollar sales this month.”

More Potential Pre Customers Opting for iPhone in U.K.

in News on December 10, 2009 at 8:32 am PT

Recent price cuts on Palm’s Pre and Pixi have done much to stimulate slowing demand for the smartphones at Sprint. As I write this, the Pre is the fifth best-selling mobile device on Amazon, while the Pixi is the seventh. Sadly, the same cannot be said for demand abroad. According to Mobile Today, U.K. sales of the Pre have been disappointing.
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That's Not a Lump of Coal in Your Stocking, Honey. It's a Zune!

in News on November 18, 2008 at 1:59 pm PT

Microsoft is adapting its Zune digital music player to the “realities of the market”–those created by recent turmoil in the economy, as well as the harsher ones created by Apple’s iPod juggernaut. It’s slashing prices across the Zune line in the hopes of protecting holiday sales.

That’s Not a Lump of Coal in Your Stocking, Honey. It’s a Zune!

in News on November 18, 2008 at 1:59 pm PT

Microsoft is adapting its Zune digital music player to the “realities of the market”–those created by recent turmoil in the economy, as well as the harsher ones created by Apple’s iPod juggernaut. It’s slashing prices across the Zune line in the hopes of protecting holiday sales.