You're saying the iPod in 2002 wasn't a mass produced disposable widget? The iPod was never about exclusivity or membership, it was always "for everyone." In f

You're saying the iPod in 2002 wasn't a mass produced disposable widget? The iPod was never about exclusivity or membership, it was always "for everyone." In fact I think the primary factor for its enduring success (and that of the new Apple era as a whole) is that they managed to be "cool" and popular at the same time. They had the marketing that told you it was cool (dancing silhouettes, etc), and everyone from hip indie kids to grandmas said "yeah, that is cool."