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> outrageously priced MP3 players Like the best Apple designs, the iPod redefined its product category. And it put Apple back on track for ARM-based mobile dev
by musicale 2y ago
> outrageously priced MP3 players
Like the best Apple designs, the iPod redefined its product category. And it put Apple back on track for ARM-based mobile devices.
> There’s no way people were stocking those things with music they paid for
Indeed. But you could also rip physical CDs, and the iTunes store managed to sell a lot of 99 cent song downloads, as it was legal, easier than messing with file sharing, and cheaper than buying a whole CD just for a single song.
Arguably the music industry messed up greatly by not making CD singles cheap and ubiquitous (and solving issues with 3" CDs in slot-loading car players, etc.)