“the iPod didn’t change jack-shit.”

I guess it juat depends on where you see the value. The thing that was hardest for me before streaming, was keeping track of the files. Hard drives die, files corrupt, CDs get scratched, iPods get stolen. I’ve lost soooo much music over the years. Then there’s finding the albums in the first place, paying for 12 songs…

Cool, I guess I’ll just say the exact same thing over again.

i think it just depends on your listening style.... I used to be the buy the album once and be done type, but at the same time, I can either buy ONE album a month (like 12 or so new songs a month?) and listen to all the songs I’ve accumulated over the years at ONE album per month.... OR>>>> I can just pay the…

This dude was not playing 3D chess.

They also usually improve the look, UI, quality of the product, and make sure it works as seamlessly as possible with their computers.

That’s like saying Ford didn’t revolutionize the way we travel just because the Model T wasn’t the first car ever invented. But we all know the Model T was the car that spurred the mass adoption of cars like nothing before it. Come on, man. You’re right, Apple has invented almost nothing, but they do know (or did know…

True, but Apple can take credit for iTunes. That was the really revolutionary thing about the iPod—the marketplace that went with it.

I owned an iPod for years before I owned a cellphone.

I had an MP3 player before the ipod.

He fucked around and found out.  

“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face” Mike Tyson

Imagine picking a fight with Mike Tyson - and not being taken away in ambulance. Insane and lucky. 

“Our decision is that if some dumb dick starts shit with Mike Fucking Tyson then they get what they got coming to them. Case closed.”

Oh fuck off. iPods made up almost 80% of the market share for MP3 in the early 2010s. They were clearly the most influential in the mass adoption of the format.

i remember when singingfish.com allowed you to download songs. over an optimistic 56k dialup connection.  my parents weren’t happy about that phone bill that month.

To be fair, you can buy an album once and listen to it forever on any modern smartphone. Streaming services are just more convenient, so that will always appeal to a wider range of people

Young man, there was a time before phones had the capability of holding music.

They’ll be used to sell vending machines. RIP Mitch Hedberg.