4 ms·
But the iPod was already a huge success despite those shortcomings. Apple seems to be good at figuring out which drawbacks are deal breakers and which ones are
by CardenB 10y ago
But the iPod was already a huge success despite those shortcomings.
Apple seems to be good at figuring out which drawbacks are deal breakers and which ones are not.
- squeaky-clean 10y agoWas it an immediate success? If these graphs are true [0,1,2], it looks like it took several years for it to really take off. It didn't really become a huge success until the end of 2004, the same year they increased storage capacity (for the second time), moved iPods to the click-wheel, and added the iPod mini. Also the iTunes music store was released in 2003, and added Windows support in late 2002. "Apple’s total iPod sales climb past 10 million, with 8.2 million units sold in 2004 alone" [0] [0] http://www.macworld.com/article/1053499/home-tech/ipodtimeline.html http://www.macworld.com/article/1053499/home-tech/ipodtimeli... [1] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/28/ipod-sales_n_4680000.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/28/ipod-sales_n_468000... [2] http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/01/29/apple-stops-divulging-ipod-sales/ http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/01/29/apple-stops-divulgin...
- MBCook 10y agoIt was an immediate success with Mac users. Some PC users tried to use them, I remember companies making combos of a FireWire PCI card and special software to try to use it. I almost did it myself. The sales explosion really happened when they released it for Windows. All of a sudden a HUGE market was there and it snapped them up as fast as they could.
- vacri 10y agoThe iPod took a few generations to become that instant success we remember it as being.