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In November 2001, Apple boss Steve Jobs hailed what he called a 'quantum release' in listening to music: the release of the first iPod. 'Your entire music library fits in your pocket', he said.
It was the iMac that saved Apple Computer, but it was the iPod that made the company into a consumer technology hit — and it lasted for an amazing 21 years.
Yesterday was the official 20th anniversary of the iPod, the product that began Apple's road back from the verge of bankruptcy back in 1997. It was Apple's first truly innovative device beyond Macs that caught the world by surprise, killing off Sony's Walkman and MP3 players in short order. It was a phenomena that could hold a 1,000 songs in your pocket .