Ngosuku olufana nanamuhla Okthoba 23 kepha 2001, ibonakale ingenye yalawo madivayisi aguqule imakethe ye-Mp3 futhi ngenhlanhla yasiza ngqo ekubuyiseleni kwenkampani eyayicwile futhi namuhla ethola izigidi zamadola ngenxa yamakhompyutha ayo namanye amadivayisi.
Uma sikhuluma nge-iPod ngqo ngeke siziqhenye ngokwengeziwe ngalokho okuyikho, ukuthi bekuyini nokuthi kuzoba yini (okwamanje) idivayisi yokufaka yabasebenzisi abaningi abaqala uhambo lwabo e-Apple ngenxa yayo. Yini ongayifaka kubakaki 'okwamanje' ngicabanga ukuthi sonke siyasazi isizathu futhi lokho ukuthi i-Apple ayizange isibuyekeze enkulumweni yokugcina futhi kungenzeka ukuthi le divayisi iyanyamalala ngokuhamba kwesikhathi noma i-Apple ayibuyekezi futhi.
Izinhlobo zamanje azikho
Ukuyekela eceleni ingxoxo noma impikiswano engaba khona ngokuthi ngabe i-Apple ibiqinisile yini noma cha uma ingabuyekezi i-iPod kusibikezelo se-iPad Air 2, i-iPad mini, i-27 ″ iMac Retina neMac mini, i-iPod iyayeka ukuvelela namuhla ngenxa ukuthuthuka kwe-iPhone namanye ama-smartphones emakethe futhi kuyiqiniso ukuthi i-Apple ayikwazi ukuthuthukisa okuningi ku-iPod Touch yamanje, ngenxa yalesi sizathu sicabanga ukuthi ishiya eceleni ukuvuselelwa kwayo.
Ngo-2001, inkampani yaseCupertino yethula idivayisi entsha, encane nelula evumela umsebenzisi ukuthi alalele wonke umculo abawuthandayo noma kuphi, kanye nokuvumela izingoma ukuthi ziphathwe kalula. Le iPod yokuqala ibinomlingani wokusebenza kwayo okufanele nokuvumelanisa izingoma, i-iTunes, okuthi kuze kube namuhla kusabalulekile kunoma yimuphi umsebenzisi we-Apple iDevice. Namuhla i-iPod iphenduka i-13 futhi yize inesimo sayo esibucayi njengamanje, iyaqhubeka nokuba yisithonjana sabasebenzisi abaningi kanye nomnyango oya ezweni le-Apple.
Halala iPod!