Tuesday, April 10th 2007
100 Million iPods Sold
CUPERTINO, California-April 9, 2007-Apple today announced that the 100 millionth iPod has been sold, making the iPod the fastest selling music player in history. The first iPod was sold five and a half years ago, in November 2001, and since then Apple has introduced more than 10 new iPod models, including five generations of iPod, two generations of iPod mini, two generations of iPod nano and two generations of iPod shuffle. Along with iTunes and the iTunes online music store, the iPod has transformed how tens of millions of music lovers acquire, manage and listen to their music.
The iPod has also sparked an unprecedented ecosystem of over 4,000 accessories made specifically for the iPod that range from fashionable cases to speaker systems, and more than 70 percent of 2007-model US automobiles currently offer iPod connectivity.Comment: although I tend to post the entire press release for most stories, the rest of this article was mostly pointless so this is only a couple of paragraphs.
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The iPod has also sparked an unprecedented ecosystem of over 4,000 accessories made specifically for the iPod that range from fashionable cases to speaker systems, and more than 70 percent of 2007-model US automobiles currently offer iPod connectivity.Comment: although I tend to post the entire press release for most stories, the rest of this article was mostly pointless so this is only a couple of paragraphs.
19 Comments on 100 Million iPods Sold
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This news doesn't surprise me with all the gadgets out for I-pod.
These days, even Sony is trying to cash in on the iPod craze, buy making an iPod cradle.
Zalman you should look into the 30gig one its all you need :) unless you want to have LOTS n LOTS! of discographys.
There dropping in price a bit here in Canada, make sure to get a good silicone case if you do by one, dont use that plastic sticker protective SHIT!
I was just displeased with the Muvo? I had bought for over $200 that broke so easily. turned me away from buying another creative mp3 if they can make such a POS like the one I had and charge a premium. (it was more expensive than others at the time).
I've had one (3rd gen 15gb) and it sucked pretty badly... iTunes sucked, the battery life sucked, and I hated how it kept locking up on me. I'll NEVER buy another iPod in my life as long as much better companies like iAudio (Cowon) and iRiver are around.
The problem I have is with iTunes - the software has some nice features, but syncing your iPod can be chaos when they release updates sometimes. I think on two occasions updates have meant that iTunes no longer detects my iPod despite it being shown in Windows, and the new version can be slow to load.
I love my X5 and T2 because they both boast great battery life and have the option to customize your own equalizer. I really hope that Cowon will update their product line up though... all of their new products seem to be either necklace-type mp3 players or PMP players :|