Happy Birthday, iPod!
The iPod turns 5 years old tomorrow.
This blessed little device has brought me endless hours of joy. I use it on my commute to work; I use it when I work out; and I use its companion, iTunes, at home. I listen to music; I listen to CubsCast; and I occasionally watch a video.
But the iPod is a lot more than what I get out of it. To the world, it's a grand monument that honors creative destruction. It has challenged business models, facilitated the birth and expansion of more innovation while destroying antiquated ones like CDs and cassettes. All the while, we're better off because of it.
I would wish it another five happy years, but I'm hoping that its offspring, whatever that will be, will make the iPod obsolete before that time arrives. Either way, I can't wait.
