Apple's iPod leads the way in the fledgling digital music world
Submitted on December 17, 2004 - 1:00am.
Chris Otts - Fall 2004
WASHINGTON – On a short subway ride, Katie Braggs, 20, reached in her purse for her source of entertainment.
Inside what looks a pack of cigarettes or a small deck of cards, Braggs has her lifetime music collection – some 500 songs – literally at her fingertips.
“Oh my gosh, I love it so much,” the 20-year old college student said of her new Apple iPod, a sleek digital music player wildly popular among young people. “It's perfect for me.”
Braggs has transferred most of the music on her CDs to her iPod, and she uses Apple's iTunes Music Store to download new music for 99 cents a song. To her, songs exist not on CDs or records, but in cyberspace – as digital files.
Inside what looks a pack of cigarettes or a small deck of cards, Braggs has her lifetime music collection – some 500 songs – literally at her fingertips.
“Oh my gosh, I love it so much,” the 20-year old college student said of her new Apple iPod, a sleek digital music player wildly popular among young people. “It's perfect for me.”
Braggs has transferred most of the music on her CDs to her iPod, and she uses Apple's iTunes Music Store to download new music for 99 cents a song. To her, songs exist not on CDs or records, but in cyberspace – as digital files.
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