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"When Apple sold the original iPod, they weren't selling an MP3 player (those were already on the market), they were selling 5,000 songs in your pocket. The sim
by davidhariri 13y ago
"When Apple sold the original iPod, they weren't selling an MP3 player (those were already on the market), they were selling 5,000 songs in your pocket. The simple shift in value statements changed the game. The net result was that Apple's product not only cost a lot more, but it became one of the first devices to be sold worldwide with universal love."
Uh, I feel like there was a lot more to this than mentioned
- drzaiusapelord 13y agoAgreed. I hate "business speak" statements like this that just float on marketing terms. From a consumer and tech perspective the first ipod was a godsend in the days of shitty AA-powered mp3 players with difficult controls, tiny screens, and usually with no library management software. I had a nomad that took 4 AA batteries and ate them like you wouldn't believe. So the cost of buying rechargables and chargers was passed on to me. No, it didn't launch with universal love. The original was interesting, but it wasn't until later versions when they had USB support, itunes on Windows, and better price points that it really broke through.