The Apple iPod Turns 5 Years Old on Monday
Apple’s iPod celebrates its fifth birthday Monday, marking a milestone for the music player that not only reinvigorated the “other” computer maker but revolutionized the way people buy and listen to music. When Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the first iPod on Oct. 23, 2001, he said: “With iPod, listening to music will never be the same again.”
iPod sales are still growing – shipments rose to 8.73 million in the latest quarter, up 35 percent from a year earlier- even though there’s some serious competition out there now for the world’s most popular digital music player. Sales of iPods have helped fuel sales of its Mac computers, and analysts say the company is now more of a contender in the race against personal computer makers like Dell and Hewlett-Packard.
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