Preview The first iPod Shuffle was something of a surprise. Apple had already said it didn't think too much of Flash-based, low-capacity players, though that's just what the Shuffle was. It didn't even have a screen, unlike so many of its rivals, forcing many an observer to wonder who'd buy the thing. People did though, and the compact player proved remarkably popular...

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As has been speculated over the past two weeks, Apple Computer has defeated the combined might of the world's largest record companies and forced them to adhere to its pricing policy. And that policy spells good news for music consumers, who can continue to download music from Apple's online music store, iTunes, for 99c a track.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Oricon on Wednesday announced its exit from Japan's PC music download market, becoming the first victim among local players to the surging popularity of Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes music store.