iPod Launch Skepticism
Comments discuss the initial criticism of the iPod at launch, especially Slashdot's 'no wireless, less space than a Nomad, lame' remarks, often analogizing it to skepticism toward new Apple products and highlighting its success through superior user experience and marketing.
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This is how the iPod got "invented" :)
‘Twas a joke!This is what “they” said about the iPod when it was released.https://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-i...
iPod to iPhone was certainly not 0 to 1.
however, when has that stopped apple? when the ipod was released, it had no wifi and less space than a nomad. lame.
Are you not buying iPhones because Apple’s first music player had no wireless and less space than the Nomad?(For the younger people https://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-i...)
Of course these devices existed but every time Apple raised the bar. MP3 players existed before Ipod but with limited storage. The first Ipod was really usable with its HDD. Smartphone were a thing but touch interface is what made the Iphone something unique. Let see if Apple is really bringing something new here, the jury is still out.
the iPod is no long a product, it has become a feature.
What product(s) did they cannibalize with the iPod?
This sounds pretty much like most Apple products. Could have said that about the iPod when it came out... it's just an mp3 player..
People actually bought the iPod.