As Sportsunit noted , Zune has debuted in the number two spot, according to early NPD data. We're happy to see this but we know this is going to be multi-year investment. Quoting thestreet.com : For the week ended Nov. 18, Microsoft had a 9% unit share and 13% dollar share of the U.S. portable player market, while Apple had 63% unit share and 72.5% dollar share. Also, retailers are telling us that they've seen Zune delivering incremental sales, and that's resulting in growth of the category. So Zune...

So I'm actually more excited to eat pumpkin pie than turkey. But that's me. Anyways, no posts for a few days. A lot of folks have asked me, so how is Zune doing? Despite the iFanboy pleas that Zune is DOA; it's tanking, brown is ugly, etc, I can tell you that we are exactly where we hoped we'd be. That is, without sharing specific numbers after the first week of sales. We're all looking forward to a successful holiday retail season. We're also thinking in long term here. And hey, so are you ;) Anyways...

Each person who worked on Zune (including me) got a special edition ship gift. I took mine and my friend Mary Anne's (what's up Mary Anne), and made a little video. Have a looksie: Enjoy!

I (we) love feedback. Positive or Negative . From insightful reviewers or iFanboys . Keep it coming. I came across an insightful perspective on Zune from an unlikely source: Apple Matters . Huh? Cool though. Though I generally don't comment on iFanboy website rants, I do find myself reading a lot from the mainstream Apple community. I wouldn't exactly call the article "glowing" but he does say: As a device, the Zune is a decent competitor to the iPod, better than offerings by Sony. But the Zune isn...