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To be fair the iPod wasn't very good when it first came out. Criticism was warranted. Yes, it evolved to dominate the market, but that doesn't mean every new pr
by nym 17y ago
To be fair the iPod wasn't very good when it first came out. Criticism was warranted. Yes, it evolved to dominate the market, but that doesn't mean every new product that Apple comes out with will follow the exact same path of success.
- roc 17y agoCriticism is always warranted. The pitfall though, is that most geeks criticize the spec sheet. And in the case of the iPod and iPhone, the spec-list criticism --though still absolutely valid-- was wholly irrelevant. It seems if Apple had held no event and released no videos, simply mailed out a PDF of specs and photos, 90% of the reaction to this device would be identical. And it would be just as useful in determining whether users ultimately adopted the device or not.
- j_baker 17y agoI think that's the point. The first iPhones were nothing special either. Apple's first products are usually "minimum viable products". They provided a springboard for future products to launch from.