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Re:Jawbone is being liquidated as its CEO launches a related... by dec0dedab0de on Thursday July 06, 2017 @10:43PM (#14715641)
why then did no one copy the iPod

Apple had complete control of the small form factor harddrives. Noone else could get their hands on them. There were other MP3 players before iPod, but they were either too big, or couldn't hold enough music.

By the time flash storage caught up, it was more about fashion.

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Re:Jawbone is being liquidated as its CEO launches a related... by awad on Friday July 07, 2017 @12:54AM (#14716171)
In broad strokes, you're pretty spot on, besides not mentioning the simplicity + usability of the software. Apple absolutely made portable music sexy (again) and reaped the benefits all the way to the iPhone juggernaut of today.

Not sure why you got down voted, but here's an up vote.

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