“Vendors of non-brand name flash-based MP3 players have reduced their retail prices by 10-20% for 512MB models and 20-35% for 1GB models in the Taiwan market. These vendors, most of whom are based in China, have slashed prices to avoid potential stagnant sales or excess inventory due to the launch of Apple Computer’s iPod nano, according to a local industry source,” Jimmy Hsu, Phoebe Chen, and Adam Hwang report for DigiTimes. “In related news, about 200 small and medium-size makers of MP3 players in Guangdong, China have been forced to close operations during the first half of this year due to tough competition, according to China-based on-line media SINA.com.”

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