Apple Sells 100 Millionth iPod

[MacRumors]

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Apple announced via a press release (http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/04/09ipod.html) today that it has sold its 100 millionth iPod. The first iPod was sold five and a half years ago, in November 2001, and since then Apple has introduced more than 10 new iPod models, including five generations of iPod, two generations of iPod mini, two generations of iPod nano and two generations of iPod shuffle.

“At this historic milestone, we want to thank music lovers everywhere for making iPod such an incredible success,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “iPod has helped millions of people around the world rekindle their passion for music, and we’re thrilled to be a part of that.”

The iPod has also sparked an unprecedented ecosystem of over 4,000 accessories made specifically for the iPod that range from fashionable cases to speaker systems, and more than 70 percent of 2007-model US automobiles currently offer iPod connectivity.

“I take my running shoes and my iPod with me everywhere,” said Lance Armstrong, seven-time Tour de France champion. “I listen to music when I run. Having my music with me is really motivating.”

[jbembe]

pretty amazing, I still remember friends thinking I was nuts paying so much for an MP3 player, only to see them later buy their own, and one for all their kids, etc. iPods rock!

[rloechner]

“I take my running shoes and my iPod with me everywhere,” said Lance Armstrong, seven-time Tour de France champion. “I listen to music when I run. Having my music with me is really motivating.”

me too .. and i'm gonna beat you one day lance! :D

[PlaceofDis]

thats just awesome. hopefully it'll continue to grow.

[Chrismcfall]

Wahey! Well done Apple. I only have one iPod, but it kicks the arse of the Philips it replaced. :D

[dizastor]

holy wow.

I'm on my second.

#1 Original Monochrome 5gb brick
#2 Black 8gb Nano

[Gump]

Zune to accomplish this feat next week.






Follow the leader is Microsoft's favorite game!

[Chrismcfall]

That's a bit of a big upgrade! Original to 8Gig Nano!

[mjstaceyuofm]

100 millionth iPod. That's cool - now start cranking out computers that people actually want to see.

We've gone about 6 months and the only "new computer" we've seen was a dual quad-core processor machine that very few people will buy.... :mad: :confused:

Give me Leopard! Give me the new iMac! Give me new Macbooks!

[settledown]

Does that average 38ish iPods a minute for 5 years?

[xUKHCx]

That is a lot of iPods, wonder how this compares to the Walkman.

[syklee26]

Zune to accomplish this feat next week.






Follow the leader is Microsoft's favorite game!



the title of the thread is 100 millionth, not 100th.

[roland.g]

I bought an original 5GB xmas 2001 and many more.

[Gump]

Does that average 38ish iPods a minute for 5 years?

34.5925003459250034592500345925 per minute for 5.5 years.
38.05175038051750380517503805175 per minute for 5 years.

[Eraserhead]

Zune to accomplish this feat next week century.

Damn we need strikethrough.

[Digital Skunk]

Zune to accomplish this feat next week.

Follow the leader is Microsoft's favorite game!

Yeah, just like the DRM free announcement that came on the heels of Apples DRM free music. MS just said they would sell it soon, not that they even had them in the stores yet. Tomorrow MS will announce that they will sell 100 million Zunes by the end of the year.

[DISCOMUNICATION]

Feel the love
http://images.apple.com/home/2007/images/ipod100MMbackground.jpg

[tringo]

3 iPod purchases for me. 2G 15gb, Shuffle, and now a 4gb Nano.

Here's to 100 million more!!!

[srobert]

Time to pull out again that good old "That iPod will never sell! It's a Flop!" thread and reminisce together. ^_^

Ouch. has it really been 5 years already? Time sure files.

[justflie]

34.5925003459250034592500345925 per minute for 5.5 years.
38.05175038051750380517503805175 per minute for 5 years.
Haha, significant figures, where did you go?

[belovedmonster]

I've never had an iPod. I dont like music when Im walking around, I feel like I am missing out on the outside world if I am in my own little world like that. I listen to music all the time around the house though, then its OK because the inside of my house is boring.

[840quadra]

This is great!

The iPod is what got me to buy my first OS X system. I had been a Mac classic user for years, however I wanted to experience iTunes and the iPod in their native settings (Mac OS X), I really liked it, and haven't looked back since!

The iPod Halo is a great thing, I wish there was concrete evidence showing how many thousands of Mac systems have been sold because of the iPod.

I have purchased (some as gifts) 6 iPods.

[CoreWeb]

Time to pull out again that good old "That iPod will never sell! It's a Flop!" thread and reminisce together. ^_^

Ouch. has it really been 5 years already? Time sure files.

Thread 500 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=500). And really, you never know if something is going to succeed or fail until it does, in my opinion. Which is why, though I do criticize those who say the iPhone will fail drastically for reason X or Y, I don't yell out that it will definitely succeed either.

100 million iPods is a lot though, and it makes me worry about the environment: how many have been thrown away? (I'm not only worried about the chemicals in them, but the space they take up as well).

I just had a crazy thought: say out of the 100,000,000 iPods sold, 50,000,000 have been thrown away. What if all those were used to create a supercomputer?

[princealfie]

I wonder if the Zune will ever reach a million? :eek:

[PineAPPLE]

Haha, significant figures, where did you go?
Calculator? ;)

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

100 000 000, hey...? That is a lot of iPods... :)

I'm proud to say I've purchased 0,00000002 of those iPods, one green 1G mini for myself and a silver 2G nano as a birthday present for my girlfriend (which in turn gave me a black 2G nano for Christmas).

[CoreWeb]

Calculator? ;)

The rates still need adjustment for acceleration of the rate of sale. Though for the first few years the iPod probably sold less than 38 a minute (probably less than 10 a minute in the first year or two!), it probably now sells, say, one a second, or perhaps 50 a minute. Or more.

[huntercr]

Thread 500 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=500). And really, you never know if something is going to succeed or fail until it does, in my opinion. Which is why, though I do criticize those who say the iPhone will fail drastically for reason X or Y, I don't yell out that it will definitely succeed either.
...

Oh man that thread is awesome. It shows everyone's mindset at the time. Even funnier that no one had any understanding of the value of the device. I was humbled reading many posters' responses that were about the tech specs and how it wasn't revolutionary... they had some very good points, and yet this was the most runaway hit the world has ever seen.

Of course, I would argue that the pod didn't become revolutionary until the clickwheel with no buttons... what was that G3?

[xUKHCx]

(which in turn gave me a black 2G nano for Christmas).

We must have the same girlfriend :D

[Swarmlord]

Grats. It's really an awesome stat.

[Eric Lewis]

Cheers to the iPod, Mac and Apple Inc...

[guzhogi]

I wonder if the iPhone will count towards iPod sales? Probably not. I'd really like an iPhone because (1) it's about time I got a cell phone, (2) bigger screen for movies and (3) it looks cool.

[Thataboy]

Awesome!

Though :apple: is treating the iPod like the ugly, unwanted stepdaughter now that cute baby iPhone is about to pop out. I actually considered buying a PSP just to have a proper widescreen video player! I mean, a PSP... HONESTLY!

It annoys me a bit to know (well not "know," but come on!) that :apple: is sitting on a widescreen iPod in order to boost sales of the iPhone. June can't come fast enough.

I'd love to know total sales of Sansa, iRiver, Creatives, and Zunes :p

[xnu]

22 iPods, oh the shame. I need help.

[Elijahg]

Congratulations Apple! Thats really amazing, 100 million iPods... wow.

:D

[Avatar74]

That is a lot of iPods, wonder how this compares to the Walkman.

It took Sony 20 years to sell 100 million Walkmans (portable cassette players, this figure doesn't include the subsequent media players and cd players that were rebranded Walkman).

[bobchambo]

im on number 6.. 20GB 4G, 20GB 4G Color screen, 3 30GB 5Gs, and 2G shuffle.

congrats to apple.

[nateDEEZY]

Wow, what a feat. I've contributed 4 to them :p I wonder who rates these as negative?

[princealfie]

Wow, what a feat. I've contributed 4 to them :p I wonder who rates these as negative?

M$ fanboys?

[Jarcrew]

I've had three - a pink first gen iPod Mini, a black 80GB iPod, and a blue second gen Shuffle.

[ElderscrollsV]

When you first think about it...its like.."wow 100 million"....but then....try and picture a million ipods.....and then multiply that by 100 and its like...WOW...

[yzp]

great sucess :apple: !

congrats!

the key is to listen to customers need ; it's your way to get sucess and it's the customer way to get satisfied!!

three thumbs up :apple: !!!

[eazyway]

three 3G 20GB iPods ( all still work nicely) The batteries have all been replace (easy to do and $17 CND each)
one 4G 40 GB iPod
one silver shuffle

3 iPod nanos as gifts

1 white shuffle from the bank as a gift.

We will be buying 5 iPhones as a family when they come out to replace our iPods. Expensive yes, but I don't care. I love the features and especially the simplicity !!

Will sell off the iPods or use them as portable storage HD's.

[alywa]

Though :apple: is treating the iPod like the ugly, unwanted stepdaughter now that cute baby iPhone is about to pop out. I actually considered buying a PSP just to have a proper widescreen video player! I mean, a PSP... HONESTLY!

It annoys me a bit to know (well not "know," but come on!) that :apple: is sitting on a widescreen iPod in order to boost sales of the iPhone. June can't come fast enough.

It is understandable. The iPhone is obviously a big deal from a R&D standpoint, and a new iPod prior to its release would very likely undercut sales. Look for a new iPod late summer or early fall after the initial iPhone hype subsides.

These guys know what they are doing.

[peletrane]

I've had 5 ipods

2 40 GB (3rd gen?) models that I wound up giving away and one of the recipients subsquently breaking it.

2 60 GB (5th gen?) that I still have, one of which I use in bedroom with "Hi Fi", the other is kind of collecting dust (I thought I lost one, bought a replacement, and found the "lost" one..)

1 orange shuffle--I use this every day--amazing to realize that this is what I really need--abolutely convenient, basically pick a playlist (in my case, an artist) per week and I'm pretty much set.

The only bad thing about the ipods--the ear buds. I recommend that everyone gets one of those Shure E2s. Will significantly ehance your listening pleasure.

[bketchum]

It took Sony 14 years to sell 100 million Walkmans (1979 - 1993).

http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press_Archive/199907/99-059/

[Cinematographer]

It looks like Apple has sold more than 11 million iPods in Q2. This is another Q2 record, of course.

Q2 2006: 8 526 000 units

Q2 2005: 5 311 000 units

Q2 2004: 807 000 units

Q2 2003: 78 000 units

Q2 2002: 57 000 units

Quite impressiv numbers, I think.

[Sälli]

The rates still need adjustment for acceleration of the rate of sale. Though for the first few years the iPod probably sold less than 38 a minute (probably less than 10 a minute in the first year or two!), it probably now sells, say, one a second, or perhaps 50 a minute. Or more.

For 2006, the rate was 1,5 iPods/second.

[simontarr]

Just the one for me- 60GB iPod photo. It's still going strong!!

[Rocketman]

I bet the 2nd 100 millionth iPod ships in less than 3 years.

I hope the uptake for iPhone is close to the iPod experience.

I found something technically interesting on one of the accessory pages. This is a device that plugs into the dock port and converts to a firewire plug. The more recent iPods no longer even support Firewire data transfer, even through adapters!

"The tiny PocketDock FireWire is an indispensable iPod accessory that lets you connect the iPod's dock port to a standard 6-pin FireWire cable.

When you're on the road with your iPod, listening to your favorite hits, you may unexpectedly want to connect to another Mac or PC — to exchange files, or maybe just to charge the iPod's battery. When you need it most, you'll probably find that you didn't bring the special iPod docking cable — it's at home connected to your computer. The PocketDock is the elegant, simple solution to this common problem.

This PocketDock is compatible with the following iPods:

* 3G iPod (touch-wheel with four buttons in a row)
* 4G iPod (click-wheel)
* 5G iPod (video) — supports FireWire only for charging, not for syncing.
* iPod photo
* iPod mini
* iPod nano — supports FireWire only for charging, not for syncing.

"

Rocketman

[Mgkwho]

So does anyone think that heart was made through core animation?

-=|Mgkwho

[twoodcc]

dang that's a lot of ipods.....go Apple!

[longofest]

I'm on #2 myself:

#1 was the ORIGINAL 5 gigabyte, scroll wheel iPod. It is now on display as a relic in my home. Still works...

#2 is my current 30gig iPod Photo.

Next iPod will be when Apple puts iPhone features into the iPod (mainly, widescreen and multi-touch).

[Clive At Five]

I've only bought one. I bought the 40GB 4G the day it hit the Apple Store shelves. It was replaced 3 times (*mutters* stupid unreliable 1" HDDs *mutters*) but it's the model I'm still using today! The AppleCare ran out in August and I've been taking extra-good care of it. In light of some SD Card hacks on hardmac.com, I might be able to revive it if the Hard Drive dies again... though the thought of a wide/touch-screen iPod is mighty alluring...

-Clive

[KingofAwesome]

I'm on my second - I bought a 15GB 3G, and replaced it with a 30GB video when the HD was failing (just after Christmas after the 5G's came out). Then this past Christmas I bought my girlfriend a nano.

I will probably be buying a widescreen model in the largest size available when they come out. I can't get an iPhone until they up the capacity and iron out the inevitable problems (not that I expect it to be bad, but all 1st gen products need a little time in the public before the problems surface).

[sushi]

I still remember friends thinking I was nuts paying so much for an MP3 player, only to see them later buy their own, and one for all their kids, etc. iPods rock!
I had friends saying that this was the end of Apple.

The iPod was too expensive, too heavy, too big, etc. I guess they were wrong! :)

[scrambledwonder]

So who got the 100 millionth iPod anyway? Was it personally engraved by Steve Jobs? Was it loaded with DRM-free music? Did that person get a medal?;)

[EagerDragon]

Save your stock money for June, Every good news or product seems to result in a dip in the stock bacause people don't think Apple can out do it self. Well they keep outdoing themselves!.

Lots of announcements and products seem to be coming in June, good time to buy stock.

[Uragon]

Between my wife and I, we had/have total 8 iPods, and they're all still working today. This is congrats to all,

[acslater017]

Oh man that thread is awesome. It shows everyone's mindset at the time. Even funnier that no one had any understanding of the value of the device. I was humbled reading many posters' responses that were about the tech specs and how it wasn't revolutionary... they had some very good points, and yet this was the most runaway hit the world has ever seen.

Of course, I would argue that the pod didn't become revolutionary until the clickwheel with no buttons... what was that G3?

the 3rd generation was the one with the touch scroll wheel and the four touch buttons above that (i have this one). i think the one you're thinking about is the 4th generation - where they put the buttons behind the wheel and added color (but no video).

[gkarris]

The iTunes Store has sold over 2.5 billion songs, 50 million TV shows and over 1.3 million movies, making it the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store.

I was wondering about the stats on the number of music, shows and movies downloaded.

I saw an article a while back that iPod's weren't at all used for video.

I'm using it for video. I don't always watch on the small screen but I have the dock hooked up s-video to my projector. I also use it upstairs with the composite video cable.

Great job Apple!

Now, where's the widescreen iPod???:mad:

[p0intblank]

Very cool! I just ordered myself an iPod shuffle and it should be here by Thursday. :D

[Noiseboy]

My only iPod is a 20 Gig 2nd gen that still runs perfectly though I must confess it doesn't get that much usage as I invariably have my laptop with me.
It will probably be retired when I get my iPhone but that won't be until it comes out as a 3G phone which I suspect will take a little while, possibly 2nd or 3rd generation.

[nagromme]

I just noticed that Apple's PR boilerplate calls Mac OS X just "OS X." Seems a little odd and informal for a company so concerned with branding that they won't use the term "iPod nano (RED)".

Hard to imagine buying 5 iPods... until I realized they must be gifts. I hope :)

My 60 GB Photo will probably be my first and last iPod. I expect I'll switch to iPhone. There's one sale cannibalized!

[zap2]

Wow, this babys on track to out sell the PS2!


Now lets see if Apple can do this again, in only one year with its iPhone

[Zwhaler]

I'm on my second. I have a 30GB Photo from 2005, and a 1GB Shuffle (2nd Generation).

[Clive At Five]

the 3rd generation was the one with the touch scroll wheel and the four touch buttons above that (i have this one). i think the one you're thinking about is the 4th generation - where they put the buttons behind the wheel and added color (but no video).

Just to clarify, color wasn't added until "4.5G" I had the very first 4G iPod... a 40GB model with a monochrome screen. My fiancee got a 30 GB right before they upgraded to color. D'oh! Oh well. Not that color is THAT big of a deal. It still playes music and syncs with iTunes, which is what she bought it for.

-Clive

[Max Payne]

Cool...

I contributed to the 100th million with 1 shuffle. :)

[iMikeT]

Now who would give this a negative vote?

Here's to the next 100 million Apple, congratulations!

[zap2]

O the places you'll go


http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=500


I've bought 9 iPods

[Howmanoid]

I hate to think how many of these I've bought. It gets too scary to keep count after a while. :eek: I'm looking forward to getting the next excuse to hit the store... 100GB iPhone-like form factor ought to do it!

[sam10685]

I've never had an iPod. I dont like music when Im walking around, I feel like I am missing out on the outside world if I am in my own little world like that. I listen to music all the time around the house though, then its OK because the inside of my house is boring.

I'm the exact same way. I like music but if I have something in my ears playing music, I feel like I'm missing out... I'll probably get an ipod in the future anyway.

[Pressure]

I helped out with....absolutely nothing!

Never owned an iPod. My cellphone plays my music fine for me and then I don't need to walk around with any more devices.

I guess the iPhone has a larger appeal to me.

[Xavier]

I've got two iPod 3rd generation but I only bought one!

[OllyW]

I've bought 5 in total.

A 3G 20GB, 60GB photo and 512MB shuffle for myself and a pink 2G 6GB mini and 512MB shuffle as gifts.

[steve_hill4]

34.5925003459250034592500345925 per minute for 5.5 years.
38.05175038051750380517503805175 per minute for 5 years.

I think you forgot the 2004 leap year, I make it 38.030912 a minute for 5 years, (roughly 34.566672 for 5.5 years). ;)

[iBookG4user]

I've only bought one, my 60GB iPod Video, I bought it in June of 2006. I am less than 14GB from filling it though, so I may have to buy the 80GB soon.

[pimentoLoaf]

2 for me:

Original 15gb (before they pulled it for six months, then re-released it) :mad: & :cool:

Original Shuffle (before Apple shrunk it) :mad: & still :mad:

[princealfie]

Now who would give this a negative vote?

Here's to the next 100 million Apple, congratulations!

Uh.... M$ fanboys? :eek:

[alexprice]

Dr. Evil - ONE HUNDRED MIIIIIILLLLLIIIIIIOOONNNN!

[johnee]

yaaaa! :rolleyes:

I find it a little hard to believe that 22% of respondents bought 5 or more ipods. I think we have some fake responses going on. What do you think?

[TheBobcat]

yaaaa! :rolleyes:

I find it a little hard to believe that 22% of respondents bought 5 or more ipods. I think we have some fake responses going on. What do you think?

I've bought more than 5 iPods but they were gifts for others, not for myself.

[kuebby]

I think you're mistaken, I think that's correct that a quarter of us Apple fans have had 5+ iPods. Here's my list:

6/03-6/04 10GB 3G, HDD broke after 51 weeks
9/04-1/05 10GB 3G, HDD broke just outside of warranty
3/05-10/05 60GB Photo, Sold to buy 5G
10/05-3/06 60GB 5G, Sold because I wasn't using it
5/06-9/06 4GB 1G Nano, Lost
8/06-Present 30GB 5G, Recieved with Macbook purchase

I'd be willing to bet I'm not the only one who lusts after every new iPod.

[Lancetx]

yaaaa! :rolleyes:

I find it a little hard to believe that 22% of respondents bought 5 or more ipods. I think we have some fake responses going on. What do you think?

It's not hard to believe at all. I personally know of at least 3 people that would answer this poll as 5+. Lots of people always upgrade when a new model comes out, plus they're also very popular gifts during the holidays and for birthdays. I currently own 3 myself (nano, video and shuffle), plus I've purchased at least 3 other iPods to give as gifts over the years.

[tonyvz]

Does that average 38ish iPods a minute for 5 years?

um, not sure if my math is dead on but....

One iPod sold every 1.715904 seconds. These are my numbers...

5 full years = 1825 (one was a leap year) + 1 = 1826

then there is the full months of Novemeber (but I'm sure the ipod wasn't released Nov 1st) December, January, February, March and the first 9 days of April. = 160days

so, ipod was been on sale for 1986 days (give or take)

1986 days = 47 664 hours = 2 859 840 minutes = 171 590 400 seconds

100 000 000 ipods sold in 171 590 400 seconds = one ipod sold every 1.715904 seconds.

am I wrong here?

[Smurfed]

If Lance Armstrong said it than it's gotta be good :D

[sminman]

Well this is certainly big news!

Made the back of the Wallstreet Journal.
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/sminman/Picture2-1.png

[Dagless]

Oops, I voted wrong :D I currently have 2 iPods, I've bought 3.

iPod 3G 15gb
iPod Mini 2G 6gb
iPod Shuffle 2G

Funny too, as they've held less and got smaller, I've liked them more. Haven't used my mini at all since getting a shuffle. The way you just plug in the thing, press "auto-update" and you have music on a clip, just incredible.

I honestly don't know how they're going to improve the Shuffle for me. I don't need a screen with 1gb of music, I've never even filled it (despite a 16gb iTunes library)! Just keep switching to another playlist I like.

An iPhone minus the phone bit would probably be next iPod. Whenever that happens!

[EagerDragon]

I wonder if the Zune will ever reach a million? :eek:

Nah, just the top 12 employees as M$ purchased 1.

[mazola]

You'll see!

[Eric5h5]

Zune to accomplish this feat next week.

Announcing such a thing would require lying to the extent that even Bill "Zune is #2" Gates would blush at....

--Eric

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Oops, I voted wrong :D I currently have 2 iPods, I've bought 3.No problem, I voted 3, but have only actually bought 2 of them (as explained in my post above). So our two wrongs cancel each other out... :)

[gugy]

I have two;
First generation and still going strong.
And the new shuffle that is fantastic because of the size and wearability.

Now, I am really looking forward to the iPod Video 6g with 5" widescreen, touch screen UI like iPhone and 120 gig storage.
Bring it soon Apple, Please!!!!!!!:eek: :D

[Darkroom]

Thread 500 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=500). And really, you never know if something is going to succeed or fail until it does, in my opinion. Which is why, though I do criticize those who say the iPhone will fail drastically for reason X or Y, I don't yell out that it will definitely succeed either.


i remember that thread vaguely... well, i remember apple fans being super disappointed with the iPod at first intro... it's so funny reading the angry comments from Thread 500... like this guy:

Pants: 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?

[psychofreak]

i remember that thread vaguely... well, i remember apple fans being super disappointed with the iPod at first intro... it's so funny reading the angry comments from Thread 500... like this guy:

Mmm...I feel the same way about :apple: tv, although I'm confidant that future versions will impress me...the vPod should be here and I'm getting impatient with my 15GB 3G iPod....

[mashny]

Still on my first iPod: a 40GB 4th Generation iPod my wife got me as a gift in August of 2003. It's made life on the NYC Subway a much nicer experience. I got her a 30GB 5th Generation iPod (black) in October of 2006.

[Irish1978]

4 iPods and I love em' all

[Maestro64]

That is a lot of iPods, wonder how this compares to the Walkman.

I beleive Sony sold 150 million walkman over a period of 15 yrs, and you have to figure like iPod many people bought more than 1 in those 15 yrs.

[SeaFox]

Zune to accomplish this feat next week.
Oh, I read that same article. But you should have checked the backseat of your DeLorian for illegal artifacts before returning from 15 years in the future.

[MacG]

When you first think about it...its like.."wow 100 million"....but then....try and picture a million ipods.....and then multiply that by 100 and its like...WOW...

Yeah, let's say the current Ipod box is 6"x6"x1.5" then that would be a football field full, 69 feet high to get 100MM ipods if my math is right. :eek:

[840quadra]

Oh, I read that same article. But you should have checked the backseat of your DeLorian for illegal artifacts before returning from 15 years in the future.

And make sure that he / she didn't sit on a live 1.21 gigawatt power tap in said DeLorian.

I hear that can cause momentary insanity! :p

[SeaFox]

Wow, what a feat. I've contributed 4 to them :p I wonder who rates these as negative?
Zune owners?

22 iPods, oh the shame. I need help.
That's scary. :eek:

So does anyone think that heart was made through core animation?
It's a static image. What's "animated" about it?

[SeaFox]

And make sure that he / she didn't sit on a live 1.21 gigawatt power tap in said DeLorian.
I hear that can cause momentary insanity! :p
Not only that, it will definitely have an effect on your kids, Marty!

[theheadguy]

Now who would give this a negative vote?
Here's to the next 100 million Apple, congratulations!

Honestly, I'd say I'm disappointed. 100,000,000+ iPods and we've got something that has a small screen, moderately heavy, plays a limited format of movies, and many people complain about replacement/repair costs. I'd say Apple could have done better, much better.

Now, before I get fellow Apple people flipping out and screaming, it should be noted that I do love my iPod anyway and I am certainly glad I have it. However, I am no longer impressed by tiny revisions and form factors that are the same for over a year with almost no drop in price (also see: mac pro). A second thing to note, I KNOW that Apple is in it to make money and not impress us with high technology at a low cost. It goes without saying.

So at the end of the day: 100,000,000+ iPods and nothing jaw dropping about them. Bleh.

And no, I didn't vote negative for it.

[Multimedia]

Wouldn't be surprised if they reach 1 Billion sold in the next 5 years. That first 100 Million was the hard part. I'm sure it's going to be a lot more sooner faster now that the iPod is the defacto standard for most listeners.

I think the new 1GB clip-on Shuffle has really changed my life. Looking forward to the true widescreen "mini-HD" 640 x 360 (one third HD res) 120GB Video iPod this Fall. ;) Could be another seminal moment in commnuications paradigm shifting consciousness. With a portable screen that large, the device can start to become an honest replacement for TV among those on the go. No doubt multi-touch (http://cs.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/) will play a serious role in that success just as it will with the iPhone (http://multi-touchscreen.com/iphone.html).

[Peace]

Well this is certainly big news!

Made the back of the Wallstreet Journal.


That ad must have cost a LOT of money to be on the full back of the WSJ.

[zap2]

moderately heavy,

Come on! Your either very very weak(I doubt thats it) or just lazy. If cut down a few oz on the iPod really a huge deal? Chance are we'd lose battery life. Also have you see the 30Gb iPod 5.5G? That thing is slim.



Honestly, get over it!

[vincebio]

23 negative votes....WTF

own up and explain that logic please...:rolleyes:

[stompy]

Thread 500 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=500). And really, you never know if something is going to succeed or fail until it does, in my opinion.

Check out Arn's comment at the bottom of page 4

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=500&page=4

haha

[theheadguy]

Come on! Your either very very weak(I doubt thats it) or just lazy. If cut down a few oz on the iPod really a huge deal? Chance are we'd lose battery life. Also have you see the 30Gb iPod 5.5G? That thing is slim.
Honestly, get over it!
Whoa there cowboy. It's just an opinion.

[diehardmacfan]

the population of the U.S. is about 300,000 so that means that there a third of the population of the US is the same number of iPods sold to date:apple: :apple: :apple: :apple: :apple: :apple: :apple: :apple:

apple rules
:apple:

[Digitalclips]

Zune owners?





Yeah all of them :D

23 negative votes....WTF

own up and explain that logic please...:rolleyes:

It's the 23 Zune owners of course ;)

[cyzor]

Still using my lovely 20GB 2nd G iPod. I can still get a good 4 hours from it. But this weekend in VT, it didn't last 2 runs on the mountain. Holding out for the NEXT BIG iPod release! Bring the true widescreen out! :)

[Clive At Five]

Looking forward to the true widescreen "mini-HD" 640 x 360 (one third HD res) 120GB Video iPod this Fall.

Oh boy, here he goes again...

*gets the leash*

Multimedia, your matter-of-fact-ness needs one of these. ;)

"Down, boy!"

-Clive

[abrooks]

the population of the U.S. is about 300,000 so that means that there a third of the population of the US is the same number of iPods sold to date:apple: :apple: :apple: :apple: :apple: :apple: :apple: :apple:

apple rules
:apple:

I assume by that you meant 300 million (300,000,000) :)

[Clive At Five]

I assume by that you meant 300 million (300,000,000) :)

Yeah, I was going to be a smartass and say "Everyone but Wyoming seceded??"

;)

abrooks was much more tactful. I could learn a lesson...

-Clive

[BWhaler]

I really had to think about it.

1 3G iPod
1 4G iPod
1 Blue iPod mini
1 Blue iPod mini (updated model)
1 Pink iPod mini
1 Black nano
1 Black nano (updated model)
1 5G iPod (Black)
1 5.5G iPod (White)

Wow, 9 iPods. Over $3,000 with tax and all of the extras through the years.

Scary. (But I still have not learned my lesson. I still will buy the iPhone, updated iPod nano and most likely the updated video iPod too.)

Well, for all of the vices to have, this is not the worst...

[szark]

Check out Arn's comment at the bottom of page 4

Direct Link -- and that's the reason why we love MacRumors. Arn's the man! :D

I'm really glad to see them reach this milestone. I wish I had helped more, as I've only bought one -- a 3G 30GB iPod.

Hmmm...I did get a nice federal tax refund this year...

[7031]

I have 3 iPods, and I love them all!

I keep on having to repair the volume with Disk Utility with my 5g 30GB iPod though, which gets annoying.

[zephead]

I've bought 3 over the years, a 2g 4GB green iPod mini, 1g 1/2 GB iPod shuffle, and 5.0g white 30GB iPod. Okayy... so the 5G was a gift. But I did buy the mini and shuffle myself. :cool:

And to think, if I (or my dad) hadn't bought those iPods, Apple would've only sold 99,999,997. :eek:

[puckhead193]

see my sig for my ipod history

[icsedge1]

still on Pod #1 here...2g 10 gig. still cranks out the tunes just fine, but oh the thought of a widescreen Pod with touch controls has me drooling all over this Apple Bluetooth keyboard...

Sedge

[JGowan]

CompUSA was the place to buy for a long time. They had a replacement program (they called it TAP) and it was also a "technology upgrade" plan. The way it worked was you bought an ipod and when and if there was a new one with more features that became available, you just brought in your old one and pay the difference. The plan was $29 and it was a 2 year deal. Little did they know that Apple would be releasing new models every 6 months or so and for the same or less money. There was only 2 times I had to pay a $100 difference. For the 2nd and 4th ones I got.

After that, because the prices remained the same (or cheaper), I would just walk in with the old and walk out with the new with nothing wrong with the ipod I just turned in! I was amazed that no one cared. I would always go to the same store because they all knew me and I wanted to stay where I was well-liked.

Of course, I never could keep my old one but I didn't care because I was upgrading for just $29 each time. I believe on the last couple of ipods I paid $39 but by then, CompUSA changed their policy and didn't allow it anymore... I did the same thing with my Cinema Displays, too! Believe me: the rush of getting a newer generation ipod for nothing is awesome but walking in with a 14month old 23" Cinema Display and walking out with a new alluminum job for NOTHING is just about out-of-this-world mind-blowing...

About my 'pods:

1) Original 1G 5GB - bought 11/12/01 -- my 36th birthday -- $399 (+$29 TAP)
2) 1G 10GB - $100 difference (+$29 TAP)
3) 2G 10GB - $0 (+$29 TAP)
4) 2G 20GB - $100 (+$39 TAP)
5) 3G 30GB - $0 (+39 TAP)
6) 3G 40GB - $0 -- stopped buying TAP here.

7) 1G 5GB refurbished at some point for a friend from Apple ($199)
8) 5.5G 80GB for wife ($299)
9) 2G Shuffle for wife ($79)
10) 2G Shuffle for myself ($79)
11) 5.5 30GB for my tax guy($249)

About $1650 over 5.5 years for 11 ipods! Crazy!

Displays:

1) Original style 22" Cinema Display $1,999 (+$109 TAP)
2) Original 23" HD Cinema Display $0 (+$109 TAP)
3) Original 23" HD Cinema Display w/Aluminum Enclosure $0 (didn't by TAP on this one as I was told policy was changing.)

$2217 for 3 Displays!

Of course, I never could keep the ones brought in so it's not like I had 3 displays at once... it was like I was renting displays for on average 15 months for $109! I miss TAP!!!!

[JGowan]

Between the super expensive ones sold at $599 and the $79 ones, I'm guessing the average for a 'pod is about $250 --

With that average, 100,000,000 ipods sold is $25 Billion!!! What a staggering amount of cash!

Nothing scientific about the figure, but just a guess... thoughts?

[EricNau]

Between the super expensive ones sold at $599 and the $79 ones, I'm guessing the average for a 'pod is about $250 --

With that average, 100,000,000 ipods sold is $25 Billion!!! What a staggering amount of cash!

Nothing scientific about the figure, but just a guess... thoughts?
You would also have to calculate and subtract R&D and the manufacturing cost per unit, so that figure would be significantly less ...but still a lot of money.

[ebouwman]

Zune to accomplish this feat next week.


Follow the leader is Microsoft's favorite game!

i don't see how that is even remotely possible, to be honest i've never even seen a Zune yet every time i walk down the hallway at my school i see people with iPods

[ezekielrage_99]

http://www.blackgate.net/blog/wp-content/Dr.Evil.jpg

One Hundred Million iPods..... that's a lot of iPods.

[kiang]

the title of the thread is 100 millionth, not 100th.

LOL at that :D

[tigerfan88]

I'm on my second iPod, i had one of the cute white shuffles, but i left it on a bus when its battery ran out (doh':eek: ) and i didnt have music. I have a white 30Gb one now, sooo pleased.
Congrats Apple:apple: . :D

[Pikemann Urge]

Thread 500 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=500).
One of the best threads I have ever read - thank you for posting this.
I just had a crazy thought: say out of the 100,000,000 iPods sold, 50,000,000 have been thrown away. What if all those were used to create a supercomputer?
I thought of this too, once. I'd like to see it tried just for kicks. I know it won't be efficient but still... ;)

I have bought about four or five iPods but I have this funny preference of buying broken ones to see if I can fix them. It's just more fun and challenging that way (and I can help others fix theirs). Buying a new one is just too easy! :o

[yg17]

i don't see how that is even remotely possible, to be honest i've never even seen a Zune yet every time i walk down the hallway at my school i see people with iPods

Someone's sarcasm detector isn't working right ;)

[Maestro64]

the population of the U.S. is about 300,000 so that means that there a third of the population of the US is the same number of iPods sold to date:apple: :apple: :apple: :apple: :apple: :apple: :apple: :apple:

apple rules
:apple:

You dropped a few zero's it is 300,000,000. Plus you have to remember that iPods are sold world wide and that population 6 billion and as we have seen most people who buy ipods bought more then one in 5 yrs.

So the total population of people who buy MP3 plays is far less then 100 million. I bet what we are about to see is the MP3 market is now saturated. You will begin to see a much smaller number of new people buying iPods and the total sales more flat and more of people upgrading or replacing what they have.

It took Apple about 5 yrs to reach this point verse Sony with the walkman which took about 10 yrs to hit saturation. But MP3 players were for sale for about 2 to 3 yrs before the Ipod so industry took it about 7 to 8 yrs before the market saturated.

For this reason is why apple came out with the phone, and appleTV, they need to create a new growth market for themselves because we will not continue to see double digit growth in Ipod sales in the future.

[theheadguy]

You dropped a few zero's it is 300,000,000. Plus you have to remember that iPods are sold world wide and that population 6 billion and as we have seen most people who buy ipods bought more then one in 5 yrs.

So the total population of people who buy MP3 plays is far less then 100 million. I bet what we are about to see is the MP3 market is now saturated. You will begin to see a much smaller number of new people buying iPods and the total sales more flat and more of people upgrading or replacing what they have.

It took Apple about 5 yrs to reach this point verse Sony with the walkman which took about 10 yrs to hit saturation. But MP3 players were for sale for about 2 to 3 yrs before the Ipod so industry took it about 7 to 8 yrs before the market saturated.

For this reason is why apple came out with the phone, and appleTV, they need to create a new growth market for themselves because we will not continue to see double digit growth in Ipod sales in the future.
Not to start a debate but to clarify diehardmacfan's intended point (as I see it) is NOT to say that 100,000,000 people have been the purchasers of all the iPods in the world, but help people visualize how many iPods 100,000,000 are, i.e. 1/3 of the entire population of the United States ;) (btw in his/her example it shows they obviously know that the pop of the US is ~300M since that is the required number to make the example work (: )

[ebouwman]

Someone's sarcasm detector isn't working right ;)

well ya, it's not quite up and running to full steem
but
i have never even seen one, i don't even know what it looks like :confused:

and with that, i'm off to google it...

[yagran]

anyone remember this article? and i thought THAT was amazing at the time...
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2004/jan/06ipodmomentum.html
end of 2001 - 0 million ipods sold
start of 2004 - 2 million ipods sold
start of 2007 - 100 million ipods sold
thats an enormous jump! imagine the graph!

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also the wall street journal ad is on the apple home page for those hu havnt yet seen it

congrats to apple, and i would say that weve been suckers to buy so many...but ive bought 5 or six, and im in no way dissapointed :D :apple: :D

also check out http://www.apple.com/pr/products/ipod/ipod.html for all the ipod press releases

[ppnkg]

I am sure the millions of music lovers who apple sends thankyous to are all regular readers of the WSJ.

[JGowan]

I bet what we are about to see is the MP3 market is now saturated. You will begin to see a much smaller number of new people buying iPods and the total sales more flat and more of people upgrading or replacing what they have.

It took Apple about 5 yrs to reach this point verse Sony with the walkman which took about 10 yrs to hit saturation. But MP3 players were for sale for about 2 to 3 yrs before the Ipod so industry took it about 7 to 8 yrs before the market saturated.

For this reason is why apple came out with the phone, and appleTV, they need to create a new growth market for themselves because we will not continue to see double digit growth in Ipod sales in the future.

CUPERTINO, California—January 17, 2007—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2007 first quarter ended December 30, 2006. The Company posted record revenue of $7.1 billion and record net quarterly profit of $1.0 billion, or $1.14 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $5.7 billion and net quarterly profit of $565 million, or $.65 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 31.2 percent, up from 27.2 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 42 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

Apple shipped 1,606,000 Macintosh® computers and 21,066,000 iPods during the quarter, representing 28 percent growth in Macs and 50 percent growth in iPods over the year-ago quarter.Maestro64, I don't agree with you at all. The Digital File Player is nowhere near "saturated.