I think it might be enlightening to many here to go back in time to 2001 (shortly after the original iPod announcement) and see all the reasons people said the iPod would fail. The link at the bottom of this page is to a thread that popped up immedately after the iPod release. I should point out the site is MacRumors.com (a widely popular Apple fan site).
Reasons people thought the iPod would fail:
- Price
- Lacking Removable Battery
- Comparable products already on the market
- Apple's inexperience with these types of products
Sound at all familiar to criticisms put forth on this thread? History does have a way of repeating itself. (link below)
Apple's New Thing - Mac Forums