As anyone who has got one of these players will know, if you haven't got the right music then you'd rather not listen to any music at all. So the iPod really changes the game because you can always guarantee that the thing you want to listen to is there. Apple was right to bet that this was something people were prepared to pay more money for.
The product, the size of a deck of cards, was unveiled during an event at Apple's headquarters in 2001. The “stainless-steel unit costs $399” (Peach pit. 2003), has a 5GB hard drive, connects to a Mac using FireWire, includes a 10-hour lithium polymer battery, offers 20 minutes of anti-skip protection, and works with Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X.
Apple’s IPOD was the hottest gift that holiday season for Mac fans, the iPod offered three breakthroughs: ease of use, ultra-portability and its ability to sync automatically with iTunes. Apple's iTunes software is used for playing digital-audio files and burning CDs.
The iPod comes with a screen for displaying artist name, song title and album name. The liquid-crystal display has a resolution of 160 pixels by 128 pixels and offers an LED backlight. With the FireWire port, people can download an entire CD onto the iPod in less than 10 seconds and 1,000 songs in less than 10 minutes. The iPod measures 2.43 inches by 4.02 inches by 0.78 inches and weighs 6.5 ounces.
Analysts offered mixed reactions to the iPod especially to its $399 price tag. Apple took some heat for entering the consumer electronics market, which typically has lower profit margins than Apple gets from its computers. The iPod could serve an important function: convincing people to buy a Mac instead of a PC. It's another incentive for them that can convince people to buy a Mac......................
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