Since 1976, Apple has created and released a plethora of products including computers, printers, hardware, and speakers, but it was not until 2001 that they branched into portable music players. On October 23, 2001, Apple released its first-generation MP3 player, now globally known as the iPod. While the iPod was not the first MP3 player on the market, Apple succeeded in creating a product that soared above the rest, proving that newer media technologies are largely more efficient than previous iterations (Gitelman and Pingree, 2003). Its simple interface and clean design made the iPod sought after by the everyday person…
