"Launch of the iPod mini comes amid sharply rising sales of songs over the Internet. Experts said consumers who buy music in that format then want portable players that give them the flexibility to take that music with them in the car or on foot. 'It looks like a very slick product,' said John Barrett, a research analyst who tracks portable audio players for market research firm Parks Associates. 'I think it raises the bar a little bit for everybody. People are going to expect the players to be smaller and still hold quite a few songs,'" Moran reports.

From the article "New iPod Mini makes booming debut" by John M. Moran

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