iPod turns 5

Rob Williams

Editor-in-Chief
Staff member
Moderator
"Initial responses ranged from warm to openly dismissive. "Lame" was the final word of a reaction to the player on Slashdot. Others griped that comparably priced players from rivals such as Creative Technology and Archos stored four times as much music or pointed to devices that stored the same amount for far less."

If you, like me, still don't understand exactly what makes the iPod so great, then you are in the minority. It's been an incredible five years to say the least, and looking back to the original model is almost laughable. You can see a small timeline here which points out all of the milestones.

It seems odd that there is no celebration going on at the Apple site. The original iPod was unveiled on Oct 23, 2001. If you still have one of those old beasts, then kudos. :cool:
 

Greg King

I just kinda show up...
Staff member
Yes, you think Apple would throw itself a "Greatest on Earth" type party....no nothing. Oh well. As much as I would like to sell mine, I do enjoy it a lot.
 
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