Giant of the times

"Youran, William, come here and see what good things dad has brought back for you!" Li Zetian returned home and shouted loudly into the house.

As soon as they heard there was something good, Youran and William immediately ran downstairs.

"Dad, what a good thing!" Youran came to Li Zetian and looked around, with a pair of beautiful big eyes shining.

Li Zetian was speechless. As a girl, don't you know how to be more quiet? Well, William is still calm.

At this time, William saw three identical and exquisite boxes placed under the coffee table, and he couldn't wait to reach out and pick them up.

"Wow, Apple iPod!!!" William shouted excitedly. William is an Apple fan and his room is filled with all kinds of Apple products.

Youran couldn't help but pick up a box and asked curiously: "What is an Apple iPod?"

Li Zetian said to the two of them angrily: "Go and see for yourself!!"

These two naughty kids...

Li Zetian shook his head, took the last box and sent it to Yu Jingqiu.

The beautiful and exquisite appearance of iPod immediately captured everyone's heart.

The next day, both William and Youran took their iPods to school, which caused a sensation in the school. The classmates asked what an iPod was, and they were so happy that they were so proud!

"This is an iPod music player developed by Apple, but it's not yet on the market!"

“There are only a few people who own it now!”

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It aroused everyone's envy, jealousy and hatred.

Inadvertently, the iPod was exposed and became popular before it was released. Various iPod news appeared on the Internet, just like before the release of the new iPhone in the previous life, there were all kinds of hype on the Internet, which made people excited.

In a blink of an eye, March 31st arrived, and Apple held its iPod product launch conference. The conference was a sensation, it was so crowded and lively!

Jobs was wearing a gray shirt and jeans. He always looked like this, even when attending important conferences.

The lights at the press conference were bright, and Jobs slowly walked onto the stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Apple's product launch. I am Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple!"

"Today is an important day. Apple will officially release an epoch-making product, which is the iPod music player!"

Jobs was passionate, like a speaker, and everyone was infected by his emotions.

Li Zetian sat in the first row of the audience and nodded secretly. At this time, Jobs already had a hint of the charm of his previous life!

Jobs began to introduce the iPod in detail, and at the same time, the huge LCD screen lit up.

“Look, everyone, this is an iPod, an iPod that is like a beautiful piece of art!!!”

There was a smile on Li Zetian's lips. For the products he participated in designing, Jobs really did not hesitate to praise them.

At this moment, the audience in the audience were impressed by the exquisite appearance design of the iPod.

"Apple's designs are always so beautiful and fashionable!" one guest thought to himself.

Jobs went on to introduce: "As you can see, the iPod music player is small and exquisite, and very easy to carry! But it is not a traditional flash memory MP3, but a genuine hard drive MP3! Yes, this is incredible, some of you Many people can't believe it, because the hard drive MP3 players on the market are very 'huge'. If we use a human analogy, then the iPod music player is a slim and charming beauty, while other hard drives on the market Style MP3 is like a fat man with five big muscles and three thick skins!”

As soon as Jobs finished saying this, the audience burst into laughter. This metaphor was so unique and vivid...

Li Zetian almost burst out laughing.

Well, Steve Jobs also had such a humorous side.

Jobs had to pause and wait for everyone to stop laughing, then continued: "iPod has 100M of storage space, which can accommodate dozens of iPods! In addition, here, I will introduce to you the functions of iPod and The difference.”

After saying that, a picture appeared on the LCD screen, which was the interface of the iTunes music store.

Jobs pointed at the picture and said loudly: "Look, everyone, this is the iTunes software built into the iPod music player. Users can download their favorite songs on it, and each song is very cheap, only $0.99. This It’s much cheaper than buying music CD albums!!”

As Jobs introduced it, the audience was surprised again and again.

By the time the press conference was over, everyone couldn't help but feel that they were still unsatisfied.

Immediately, many dealers and retail giants contacted Jobs and planned to order a batch of iPods.

Although the price of iPod is not cheap, it is not expensive either. The retail price is: US$125.

The next day is April 1st, and iPod is officially released worldwide!

Apple has its own flagship store. In addition, supermarkets or department stores under Li Zetian's name, Amazon website, eBay website, Alibaba website, etc. are all sales channels for iPods.

Countless users have already had iPods, hoping for the stars and the moon, and finally waited until the iPod was released.

Early in the morning, long lines of hundreds or even thousands of people lined up in front of Apple flagship stores around the world. The scene was shocking! ! !

There were about a dozen bodyguards around to maintain order.

A new young bodyguard was surprised: "There are so many people!"

An old bodyguard said calmly: "This is normal. I'm used to it. This is the case every year when Apple releases new products!"

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Nowadays, many people shop online. In less than ten minutes, more than 400,000 iPods were sold on the Amazon website, and 280,000 iPods were sold on the eBay website.

It’s so hot!

However, if you think about it, this is normal.

In fact, the popularity of the iPod did not happen overnight. You must know that Apple had previously launched the cassette-Walkman, followed by the CD-Walkman, and then the MP3-Walkman. There was already a fan base of three generations of products. Therefore, as soon as the iPod was released, it attracted a lot of attention. Fans are buying like crazy!

In the early hours of that night, Apple roughly counted sales, which was as high as 5 million units.

Oh my god, this is going to scare the baby!

This makes other MP3 companies embarrassed!

During the day the next day, Apple's official website announced yesterday's sales, which shocked the industry, caused a sensation in the media, and aroused heated discussions around the world.

"Apple's iPod is so popular? It sells 5 million units in one day. Is it really that good and so many people buy it?"

“Apple is awesome!”

"Yeah, Apple is really awesome!!!"

"Isn't it only 125 US dollars? I reluctantly bought one and gave it to my sister!"

"My friend upstairs is really smart. iPod is definitely a tool to please your girlfriend! I'm afraid there will be drama tonight, but you must take safety measures, haha..."

"Damn, I'm going to buy an iPod too! Go to Super 8 tonight!!!"

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iPod music players continue to explode in popularity, and everyone is happy and others are sad. Other MP3 player products are in disastrous condition, and basically no one buys them. iPod has become a fashion, extremely popular in student circles, white-collar circles, and celebrity circles. If you don't use an iPod but use other MP3 players, you will definitely be laughed at.

"Look at that guy actually wearing a Sony player, he's so old-fashioned!"

"Yeah yeah!"

"If it were me, I would rather not take it out. How embarrassing! At most, I can wear it at home and listen to music..."

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