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n October 23, 2001, Steve
Jobs announced that Apple
was venturing into the field
of music and unveiled the
very first iPod in a small room. Although
the reaction from the crowd was positive,
there was a whole lot less fanfare than
today’s release events have.
“Why music?” Jobs asked in his
introduction on that day. “Well, we love
music, and it’s always good to do
something you love. More importantly,
music is a part of everyone’s life.
Everyone! Music’s been around forever;
it will always be around. This is not a
speculative market.”The iPod at 20: A complete timeline
of Apple’s iconic music player
Steve Jobs launched the iPod twenty years ago in 2001.
BY TAMARA PALMER