Devin Leonard at Fortune says iPod’s closed system works

Leonard says rivals face an uphill battle to compete with Apple’s iPod. From the number of iPods I see on the train each morning compared to competitors, I’d say he’s right.

Poor Microsoft. Nearly every music service and MP3 player maker other than Apple supports Windows Media and its copy-protection software. But not enough music lovers want to use them. It’s a far cry from what happened in the desktop wars. It’s no fun when you’re outside of the closed system looking in.

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