The iPod was released on October 23 2001 and in its various formats has sold over 220,000,000.
One of the major reasons that the company decicded to tackle the market is they felt that the equipment available was pretty bad. Steve Jobs then got his team on a newer design that people would actually be proud to have and get out of their pockets.
The reason that the pod was put into windows format too is because more people tend to have winodws than Mac. They scrapped this by allowing the 2nd generation to be used on Windows. Since the early years that have been many new models such as the mini, shuffle and of course the video, not to be forgetting the touch. The real question is, how often can this success carry on for?
The sales of the pod itself have actually seen a bit of a dip this year and this is the first time that this has ever happened before. The truth behind it is that the iPhone can now be bought almost everywhere which is why the sales could be seeing a drop.
The iPhone actually comes with an iPod already built within it which means that alrthough the sales of the pod are down the phone sales are up. Many people have issues with the pricing. With each new iPod comes a bigger price and half the problem could be that with the recession people are just finding it hard to come up with the money for a new gadget every year.
Insurance is important for these gadgets, which is why you should look into gadget insurance or even mobile phone insurance this could really help if something bad happens to it like of course dropping it. Sat Nav Insurance could also be something worth looking into.