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Every kid did not have an mp3 player. I saw a wide variety of music players. No single product came close to market domination until the ipod. Kid's were all us
by yamazakiwi 3y ago
Every kid did not have an mp3 player. I saw a wide variety of music players. No single product came close to market domination until the ipod. Kid's were all using different products like mini-disc players, cd players, mp3 players, walkmans, it was all over the place.
- pessimizer 3y agoI disagree. By then, every kid had an mp3 player. Every other choice was big and clunky.
- yamazakiwi 3y agoIt could be location based but you are wrong for most areas on planet earth. Many kids went from cd player to ipod because mp3 players were too expensive as a replacement for something you had that already solution for. Convincing your parents you needed more songs was laughable at the time. If anything, more children got mp3 players AFTER the iPod became popular. The excuse for a better product was more palatable due to the iPod's popularity.
- throwaway3655 3y ago[dead]
- yamazakiwi 3y agoI meant to imply that mp3 players were too expensive "at the time", compared to a cd player. I was not saying other mp3 players were more expensive than ipods. I could have been more clear there. Mp3 Players were more expensive than CD Players thus adoption was slow in the beginning, but the popularity of the ipod changed the mindset surrounding digital media players in general. Once the ipod exploded in popularity many more mp3 players were sold to those who couldn't afford apple prices. The previous poster was saying that EVERY kid had an mp3 player before ipods blew up where the opposite is true.