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> And the walkman is arguably one of the classic cases of “build it, and they will come”, where a product was well ahead of what consumers were already calling
by icebraining 6y ago
> And the walkman is arguably one of the classic cases of “build it, and they will come”, where a product was well ahead of what consumers were already calling for.
I was born much after its release, but I have to say I find this surprising. Cassette players were popular with car commuters, why wouldn't it have been obvious that they would be with train or bus commuters?
- stormdennis 6y agoSize and weight, usually 2 or 3 double A batteries and mono sound because intended for a single speaker output. To listen privately you'd have a phone in one ear. Deeply unsatisfactory experience. Walkman was a huge step forward
- coolgeek 6y agoDude (or dudette), you missed the Boombox era. It. Was. Awesome. But the portability was hit or miss. And the boom part could be a problem in certain situations. Thus the need for a much smaller (more portable), and more personal (headphones) device. (edit) This is how awesome it was (though I'm experiencing youtube errors atm): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xcrLbic1_o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xcrLbic1_o