Curious....just how popular is the Mic

Question

Some observations and a question:
I bought my Micro last November and it has been in steady use for months now without a headphone jack problem or any serious reset/jam/stuck issues. Maybe I've been lucky or maybe the problems that are frequently reported here are related to a small bad manufacturing batch (similar to the iPod Nano) and user errors or corrupt files. Or maybe its a combination of all of these.
I've also noticed the way the Micro is sold in electronics stores. I frequent Best Buy and Comp USA because they are nearby and close to one another. Both usually have a solitary Micro, usually sitting askew in its security stand, frequenlty inoperable, next to 5 or 6 various iPods and one or two even older Creative products. We are told that Apple has 75 percent of the market so I understand the space devoted to iPods, but would it hurt Creative to offer retailers some incenti'ves or in store displays?
I see here on the board that a so-called "second edition" Micro is out, which says to me that Creative is still pleased enough with the product to have invested in this effort. I wonder though, has anyone seen any estimates anywhere on the net just how many Micro's Creative has sold?

Answer 1

I would guess that the micro is far and away Creative's biggest DMP seller, helped in large part by its advertising campaign last Christmas - no other Creative player has gotten that kind of advertising. Also, the steady stream of firmware updates for the Micro, whil other models have been ignored, indicates that the Micro is Creative's most important player. I would guess that many Micro owners out there have never even heard of the Touch or the Xtra.