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A Recap of the iPod's Life
BDPrime writes "Here's a good look at the iPod's five-year existence and how, it can be argued, the device saved Apple from rotting away. From the story: 'It's hard to overstate the impact of the iPod on the computer, consumer electronics and music industries since it was introduced in 2001. The iPod, arguably, is the first crossover product from a computer company that genuinely caught on with music and video buffs. It's shown how a computer can be an integral part of a home entertainment system, and it's led pop stars from U2's Bono to Madonna to trade quips with Apple's own rock star, CEO Steve Jobs.'" Just to give a little bit of the other side of the story, not everyone loves the iPod. An anonymous reader wrote in with a link to research on unhealthy iPod listening levels at New Scientist. Additionally, Achromatic1978 writes to mention that the iPod has won a Shonky award from the Australians. I don't know what Shonky means, but I think that's bad.
I don't get the iPod success. It wasn't the first portable mp3 player and as shown in that old slashdot article, it wasn't even remotely the best one on the market.
It just doesn't make any sense, it's like Apple is using some jedi mind trick to sell overpriced average hardware.
This is basic high school economics.
Revenue != Income.
I didn't say that all their REVENUE came from the iPod, I said all of their PROFIT(Income) did. You're either really bad at business, or English. I'm not sure which.