Hindsight is 20-20. I wonder how many on this forum would have said the same thing about iPod as these guys did.
I resisted the iPod b/c of it's closed system for many years. That's what I didn't like about it when it came out but eventually my resistance was eroded. I broke down and got one and haven't looked back.
Today Apple has become the dominant player in tech when they used to be a niche player. It still amazes me. There is no Pepsi to Apple's Coke. Google could be it but they seem to be wavering as of late, pun intended.