Buying In - (Page 63) chapter four ignoring the joneses RATIONAL SUCCESS . . . THE OBJECT . . . SALIENCE AND RELEVANCE . . . A NOT-SO-RATIONAL SUCCESS STORY . . . MULTIPLE CHOICE . . . WHO WE’RE TELLING STORIES TO . . . “WE WANT ACTIONS” rational success One of the most successful and high-profile new-product launches of the new century has been, of course, the iPod. People tend to forget that when the now celebrated device made its debut in late 2001, the initial reaction was mixed. Apple was not, as you might assume, ahead of the curve in recognizing the power of music in digital form. It was practically the last computer maker to equip its machines with CD burners. It trailed others in creating jukebox software for storing and organizing music collections. And various portable digital music players were already on the market and finding earlyadopted audiences before the iPod was even an idea. The first version of Apple’s device weighed 6.5 ounces and held about
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