iPod, five years later

For those who hadn't noticed, Apple's ubiquious iPod turned five years old today. Not that I care too much, as I don't own one, but I thought it worth noting the occassion by giving a hat-tip to Playlist's list of notable iPod quotes.

Herein my favorites, most from the ever-reliable "Look how wrong they were!" school of comedy:

I'd call it the Cube 2.0 as it won't sell, and be killed off in a short time... and it’s not really functional.

-- Forum poster, MacRumors.com

One of the "Top Five Worst Tech Gifts" to get for Christmas in 2001

-- TechTarget

Clearly Apple is following Sony's lead by integrating consumer electronics devices into its marketing strategy, but Apple lacks the richness of Sony's product offering.

-- Technology Business Research analyst Tim Deal, CNet

If Apple ever lowers the iPod's price and develops Windows software for it, watch out: the invasion of the iPod people will surely begin in earnest.

-- David Pogue, New York Times

And the perennial geek favorite...

No wireless. Less space than a Nomad. Lame.

--CmdrTaco, Slashdot