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When Steve Jobs took to the stage in Cupertino on 23rd October, 2001, he unveiled Apple\u2019s first portable device: the iPod. As ever, his pitch was simple and on-point: "1,000 songs in your pocket."\nBut the iPod wasn't Jobs\u2019s creation. Its concept came from Tony Fadell, an amateur DJ who\u2019d grown frustrated by lugging his music collection to gigs. Apple saw the potential for a hardware system that could work as an entry-point to iTunes. By the time the iPod was eventually discontinued in 2022, over 450 million products had been sold, forever changing how people consume music.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly recall a world of "skip protection", CDs and FireWire cables; reveal how Jobs\u2019 showmanship was just the tip of his deep involvement with the product; and explain how Apple delicately danced around concerns of music piracy\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Apple\u2019s \u2018Breakthrough\u2019 iPod\u2019 (Wired, 2001): https://www.wired.com/2001/10/apples-breakthrough-ipod/\n\u2022 \u2018Apple Presents iPod\u2019 (Apple Press Release, 2001): https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2001/10/23Apple-Presents-iPod/\n\u2022 \u2018iPod Launch Event\u2019 (Apple, 2001): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN0SVBCJqLs\n\nLove the show? Support us!\xa0\nJoin\xa0 \U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\U0001f334to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode each SUNDAY\u2026\xa0\n\n\u2026 Plus, get weekly bonus bits, and unlock over 100 bits of extra content.\xa0\nJoin now with a free trial on Apple Podcasts or Patreon and support our show \u2764\ufe0f\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices