iPod among "50 Moments that changed Rock 'n Roll"
updated 11:25 am EDT, Tue June 8, 2004
iPod in Rock \'n Roll fame
The iPod is listed among the , as noted in the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine. "By the end of 2003, the iPod has become a cultural phenomenon. Close to 3 million of the devices have now been sold, and they're expected to soon outsell portable CD players....'I never used to see people walking around listening to music on the streets,'said Moby. 'Now everywhere I go, I see the iPod’s white headphones.'"
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iPod is a TYME machine
Take Your Music Everywhere!
Years ago, I said that the music companies needed to loosen up, as they released more and more copy protected CDs and reacted with fear to even legal, pay-to-download online music services that were struggling to emerge. My argument was, the easier it is to take your music with you wherever you go, the more you'll listen to it. The more you listen, the more you'll buy.
Apple honestly did introduce nothing less than a cultural phenomenon with the iPod and iTunes music store. They single handedly open the eyes of music executives, who until recently appeared to be the most paranoid and technophobic business leaders in the world.