| Just about a few years ago, I wondered aloud | | | | someone. |
| whether Apple was still relevant or making very | | | | Meanwhile, the Apple iPhone has also been a |
| much money. This was just before the iPod came | | | | revolutionary product. People waited in line to get |
| out and I wasn't too in tune about what Apple was | | | | them despite their hefty price tags. Now the Apple |
| doing as a company. Of course, I hadn't been | | | | iPhone is going to launch a new iPhone 3G model that |
| following Apple all that much and they have been | | | | will increase the hype even more. The iPhone took a |
| very profitable for many years. | | | | lot of higher-end cell phone features and made them |
| Now, both the multimedia player and iPhone have | | | | more simple and easy to use much like the Windows |
| come out and revolutionized their particular fields of | | | | operating system did computers back in the day. |
| technology. But which of the two Apple giants has | | | | So while the iPhone is a popular and unique device, it |
| been more influential? | | | | hasn't had quite the overall impact that the Apple |
| Before the Apple iPod came out, mp3 players were | | | | iPod has thus far. As more and more people buy the |
| not all that popular at all. The first iPod was clunky | | | | iPhone (it's hard because it's so pricey) and more |
| and ugly-looking but it still brought high-quality, | | | | features are added, it has the chance to surpass the |
| portable music to the masses. The Apple iPod really | | | | iPod in terms of overall impact. The sky is really the |
| caught on even more once it was streamlined. The | | | | limit for the Apple iPhone because you can do a lot |
| Apple iPod Nano and Shuffle both brought Apple's | | | | more with it whereas the Apple iPod is meant mostly |
| flagship product to even more customers. The Apple | | | | to be a music player. The video players have been |
| iPod is definitely one of the most influential pieces of | | | | fairly well received for iPods but there aren't a whole |
| consumer technology to come out in many years. | | | | lot of features Apple can add to the iPods that will |
| The Apple iPod line basically launched a whole new | | | | keep them in their targeted price range of around |
| way that people listen to music. You can't go | | | | $100-$250. |
| anywhere these days without seeing an iPod on | | | | |