Memory Stick to overtake SmartMedia

Sony should be pretty happy with recently announced market share results. According to a story in c|net, from just 7% of the flash storage market in Spring 2000 the little purple (or white) stick now (Spring 2001) commands some 25% of sales. Both Compact Flash and SmartMedia have suffered from the competition losing 9% market share each. SmartMedia now represents just 32% of the flash storage market, it looks to me at least as though it won't be long before Memory Stick overtakes SmartMedia. Sony also expect a 256 MB version next year followed by 1 and 2 GB versions by 2003.

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