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Originally Posted by Phogg
I don't think anyone today makes "The best player" because there are different people with incompatible needs. I have no need or desire to participate in mindless corporate jingoism.
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Market share has nothing to do with which device is the "best," no one is even discussing that topic at all.
The iPod has around 70% market share in the US, and also holds over 70% of the legal digital music sales in the US. The iPod was even beating Sony in Japan for years, and only recently lost share in Japan mostly because so many Japanese are buying iPhones, which are counted as smartphones rather than digital audio players. I'd be surprised if anyone other than Sony comes close in terms of global market share for audio players.
By the way, Apple doesn't compile these types of figures; that's the job of companies like NPD Group or Gartner. There is no reason for those companies to manipulate the figures.
At any rate, it's quite clear the current situation with ebooks and ebook readers is highly analogous to digital music and portable music players, and well worth treating as a potential (though not perfect) blueprint for the ebook transitional period.
If you have evidence or figures to support your assertions, let's hear 'em.