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Meh, the Archos Jukebox was doing that well before Steve Jobs. Steve's genius concept was "I want all my music to fit in the palm of my hand, but with a way bet
by acidburnNSA 4y ago
Meh, the Archos Jukebox was doing that well before Steve Jobs. Steve's genius concept was "I want all my music to fit in the palm of my hand, but with a way better UI than Archos Jukebox"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archos_Jukebox_series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archos_Jukebox_series
- monetus 4y agoI wonder how their ad spend compared to Apple's.
- JohnBooty 4y agoAs an owner of an Archos Jukebox, the differences went way beyond the software interface. The Archos was way larger and heavier than the iPod, and the build quality was abysmal. Mine essentially fell apart despite seeing only desktop use. Battery life was inferior as well. Headphone output was also much louder and cleaner on the iPod. Literally everything about the iPod was better than literally everything about the Archos.
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- aaronharnly 4y agoYes, but the 1.8” drive in the iPod was a true differentiator. It was the difference between “in the palm of my hand” and “it is possible to hold it, but not easy.”
- Someone 4y agoThe iPod also fitted easier in the typical hand (and, probably more important, in the typical pocket). Dimensions of that Archos: 3.1 in x 4.4 in x 1.2 in = 16.4 in³ Dimensions of the first iPod: 4.02 in x 2.43 in x 0.78 in = 7.62 in³. That’s less than half the volume. (Weight-wise, the difference is smaller (10.2 vs 6.5 oz)
- BitwiseFool 4y agoI invite people to look at a photo of the thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archos_Jukebox_series#/media/File:Jukeboxrecorder2b.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archos_Jukebox_series#/media/F... It looks so quintessentially late 90's, yet hideous at the same time.
- Forgeties79 4y agoJesus wow. That is…yeah you nailed it.