iPod's 100 Millionth
The Apple iPod beats the heck out of the staid, old portable compact-disc player or (reach way back in your memory bank) the all-but-extinct audio-cassette player. So, it came as no surprise to me when the company announced on Monday that the 100 millionth iPod had been sold, making it the fastest selling music device in history.
The first iPod was sold more than five years ago, and since then Apple has introduced more than 10 new models, each one groovier than its predecessor. "iPod has helped millions of people around the world rekindle their passion for music, " Apple CEO Steve Jobs said in a press release that also featured testimonials from hit musicians Mary J. Blige and John Mayer.
Now, please raise your hand if you miss having to rewind the tangled innards of a cassette-tape with the eraser end of a No. 2 pencil just so you can hear Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine" one last time before the tape breaks. I thought not. You can thank me for the memories later.
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