It's possible that I was just out of the loop because I didn't get an iPod until about 2003, but I remember having to convince myself to get an iPod despite oth

It's possible that I was just out of the loop because I didn't get an iPod until about 2003, but I remember having to convince myself to get an iPod despite other companies reportedly having much higher audio quality in their mp3 players. And I think that fits with how I generally think of Apple. They don't try to be the best in any specs. They were weak in battery life, too. But in the end it was just a matter of trusting Apple to have put in the effort to be right about all their trade-offs. In iPods and so many other things, this is where they've stood out.