Step aside Walkman… 100 million iPods Sold!
Wow, in a little over six years, the iPod has become the fastest selling music player in history. I remember watching Steve Jobs introduce the first iPod in late 2001, and I thought, “wow, that’s a nice player, but who’s going to buy it for $399?” Well, clearly I was wrong. I ended up buying my first iPod for $399 (link to the October 2002 Apple iPod page) back in late 2002, right before leaving for my trip to India. That was by far one of the best gadgets I had ever purchased; it made the 18 hour flight much more bearable, and it was great having my entire music collection in my hand.
I eventually later bought an iPod Shuffle, and later upgraded to the 5th generation iPod after my trusty 2nd generation iPod was slowly dying after 4 years.
Ever since the iPod was introduced, about a hundred articles are published every winter with the headline: “Introducing [insert mp3 player here], this Christmas’s iPod killer,” yet every winter the iPod isn’t just the number one player, it beats out its own sales year after year.
Will the iPod buzz slow down eventually? Probably, but it isn’t going to happen anytime soon.
Kudos to Apple for such a successful job..
