Reddit discusses how iPod had 2k+ reactions to iPod release back in the day in
Macrumors, it's a gold mine
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"Great just what the world needs, another freaking MP3 player. Go Steve! Where's the Newton?!"
"All that hype for an MP3 player? Break-thru digital device? The Reality Distiortion Field™ is starting to warp Steve's mind if he thinks for one second that this thing is gonna take off."
"20GB hard drive: $199 from APS tech."
"We live in the YEAR 2001... not 6000 years from now when ridiculously awsome technology will exist. No other mp3 player has a harddrive like this... 5gigs... **** yeah."
"I'd call it the Cube 2.0 as it wont sell, and be killed off in a short time...and it's not really functional."
"I have no use for an Mp3 player. My house has a CD player. My car has a CD player. My Mac has a CD player I don't use headphones. The iPod requires me to change my lifestyle to meet it's needs...I need round holes, not square holes. For $99 I might buy the toy, for $399? Why? Doesn't a Mac with a CDR undermine the need for most of this? All that's left is the number of songs you can play and the ability to listen to all of them with headphones anywhere. Do I really need ALL my songs ALL the time?
uhm, no.
Won't last. Another Cube"
"Sounds very revolutionary to me. hey - heres an idea Apple - rather than enter the world of gimmicks and toys, why dont you spend a little more time sorting out your pathetically expensive and crap server line up? or are you really aiming to become a glorified consumer gimmicks firm?"
"Obviously, this crowd will only be happy when Apple is giving away kick-ass PDAs for with MP3 record/playback and a built-in world phone for free. Get a clue. Get a life."
"I have a cd walkman and a burner already, and besides that now that I don't have a dotcom job anymore I need that $400 to pay car payments and rent."