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A Brief History of the iPod

Posted by michael on from the sing-me-a-song dept.

antdude writes "MacSlash mentioned MLAgazine's article on a brief history of the iPod. It all started on October 23, 2001 with the release of one of the most important products from Apple in its history."

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  1. There are others you know... by julie-h · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    There are other portables you know!

    Most we hear about iPod all the time? What about those their is Open Source like http://www.neurosaudio.com/

    Wouldn't that be more interesting, instead of one that is completly closed and restricted in all possible ways?

  2. Re:I think I can hear... by FinestLittleSpace · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    yeah, 'cos that saying hasnt been said by ANYONE else before. fucks sake.

  3. Re:nonsense by glesga_kiss · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    The iPod is a phenomenon because Apple made a product with the best combination of features and it took a very long time before anyone could touch them.

    Bollocks. It's technologically inferiour. It is very limited in what you can do. Each update deliberately breaks functionality that Apple deem undersirable; not the kind of product I want to buy into, I tend to go for the ones that have more features as time goes by. It DOES have a great UI, something Apple are very good at.

    The iPod succeeded because it had a great mix of features, and to beat it your player will have to do the same.

    Sigh. You really don't know the power of marketing, do you? Everyone seems to think the iPod is the best around, when technically it isn't. The point of marketing is to make the marketplace believe that your product is the superiour one. When you are in a shop, this familiarity breeds trust and product recognition. It clearly is working.