Originally Posted by
stupidhead
But then the iPod was supposed to be a niche market product (for music lovers who have like 4000 songs) but it happened to be the only product in its freaking category, which then resulted in people equating MP3 music with the iPod.
I don't agree, the mass market appeal isn't something that took Apple by surprise. It's also well known that when the iPod was introduced there were already plans for it to be much more than a music playing device, the plans for where it is today were in place, or at least in discussion, when the first 5gb model went into production.