While the iPod has become a mature product and Apple and the world's attention has shifted to the iPhone and iPod touch, the product range seems set to attract 20 million Windows switchers in the next 12 months, said Needham & Co. analyst, Charlie Wolf, this afternoon.
"We estimate that 20 million or more Windows users will
join the iPod nation annually over the next few years and potentially fall under the sway of the iPod halo effect, which is great for Mac sales," he said.
What's also behind the reduced impact of the current crop of music players is a cha