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I'm surprised at the statement that iTunes is "6 times larger than Zune.net" as a download site. I would think that iTunes traffic levels would be far higher than that, given how well established it is and how many more iPods there are than Zune players. What probably drove Zune.net traffic so high on Christmas day: - Most people who receives Zunes for Christmas would not have Zune software installed, so they would go to Zune.net to download the software. (Whereas, people who received iPods are more likely to already have iTunes installed.) - Zune owners may be more likely to go online to get their content, because of the Zune Pass subscription offering. iPod owners may be more likely to start using their iPods with their current collection of CD-ripped music. - Zune owners may be more likely to go to Zune.net because of the Zune Social community. There's no corresponding community site for iPod owners. Those might help explain why Zune traffic is so high this holiday season. Still, pretty impressive numbers for Zune's Year 2. - Harvey Chute Editor, Zunerama