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        <title>Tech Daily Dose: Amazon.com Has Best Season Ever</title>
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            <title>Amazon.com Has Best Season Ever</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>The economic downturn apparently hasn't dashed everyone's Christmas spirits -- Internet commerce site <a href="http://www.amazon.com">Amazon.com</a> <a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1239175&highlight=">announced</a> Friday that the 2008 holiday season finished as its best ever, with over 6.3 million items ordered worldwide on the peak day, Dec. 15, which is a record-breaking 72.9 items per second.</p>

<p><u>Amazon holiday facts</u> (as reported in a company press release):<br />
- From Nov. 15-Dec. 10, sold one copy of Microsoft Office every 2.5 minutes<br />
- The weight of all GPS devices sold since Black Friday equals 151 Mini Coopers<br />
- Sold enough high-performance headphones that everyone attending the last three Super Bowls could grab a set and rock out<br />
- Sold enough coffee to give each resident of Seattle a cup per day for two months<br />
- Sold enough Spalding basketballs to fill three C-130 cargo planes</p>

<p><u>Amazon bestsellers</u> (Nov. 15- Dec. 19 based on units ordered):<br />
- Electronics: Samsung's 52-inch LCD HDTV; Apple iPod touch 8GB; Acer Aspire One netbook; Nintendo Wii<br />
- DVDs: "Wall-E," "The Dark Knight" for Blu-ray and "The Dark Knight"<br />
- Music: "Fearless," Taylor Swift; "And Winter Came," Enya; "Twilight" soundtrack</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Wal-Mart is trying to cash in on the Apple iPhone 3G frenzy by offering the device beginning Sunday. The retailer will offer the black 8GB model for $197 and the 16GB black or white model for $297 with a new two-year service agreement from AT&T or qualified upgrade, according to a <a href="http://walmartstores.com/FactsNews/NewsRoom/8873.aspx">press release</a>. Wal-Mart will also match the price of any local competitor's advertised price.</p>]]></description>
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				<title>robson responded on March 25, 10 12:50 PM</title>
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				<title>Luca Guidetti responded on January  2, 10 08:54 AM</title>
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				<title>Amy Lessard responded on December  9, 09 05:31 PM</title>
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