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by lostlogin 96 days ago
They famously ate their iPod market. It was the most successful consumer electric product ever and they destroyed it.

The iPhone has done well.
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amelius 96 days ago
The smartphone destroyed the iPod. If Apple artificially made the iPhone not capable of playing songs, then people would just buy a Samsung phone (which could play music).
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lostlogin 94 days ago
Yes. And Apple led the way.
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