PONO Has Only Sold ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Units

More evidence that only a tiny sliver of music listeners actually care about high-quality sound.

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Last year, PONO garnered $6.2 million in Kickstarter cash, with an additional $6 million piled on from private equity.  Assuming (generous) sales of 25,000 units, here’s how sales of PONO devices compare to sales of the first-generation iPod, released in 2001, at the same point.

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iPod sales source: Apple financial statements and sales disclosures.  

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Source: Industry News

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