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The iPod could store a person's entire music library, which other players at the time could not do. That was a major selling point. While advertising wouldn't
by makecheck 17y ago
The iPod could store a person's entire music library, which other players at the time could not do. That was a major selling point. While advertising wouldn't hurt, you can't say that a few commercials were the only reasons anybody wanted one.
- dionidium 17y agoWhat? The Archos Jukebox had the same capacity as the first iPod and was released a year earlier. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archos_Jukebox_series http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archos_Jukebox_series http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipod http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipod
- AlisdairO 17y agoTrue. Unfortunately, the Archos was quite large, and had a clunky interface. The iPod was certainly the first hard disk mp3 player to have a good interface, reasonable size, and not be hideous looking, all of which were important for mass market takeup. It didn't have truly massive innovations, but it was a wonderful, weel thought out product. Which is what Apple are genuinely good at.
- jauco 17y agoYep i remember quite clearly seeing the iPod for the first time and thinking "cool! An Archos that fits in my pocket!"