Analysts were bemused. The device had limited commercial potential, they said. After all, it was only compatible with less than 5 per cent of the computers in the United States. To the rest of the Windows crowd, “it doesn’t make any difference,” one observer opined.
Indeed, it was an inauspicious start for the iPod.
The day before the Times story appeared, Apple Inc. co-founder and chief executive officer Steve Jobs unveiled his creation and laid out his vision of the future to a gathering of technology journalists and analysts in California.
Written 2.5 years ago. It’s very long and very very good that all geeks read this.
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