{
  "id": 15342881,
  "title": "Apple bestseller: 25 years of iPod: Starting gun for Apple's soaring success",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/apple-bestseller-25-jahre-ipod-startschuss-fur-apples-hohenflug",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-18T03:30:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-internet/apple-bestseller-25-jahre-ipod-startschuss-fuer-apples-hoehenflug/100263035.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Apple introduced the first iPod 25 years ago, on October 23, with a 5 GB hard drive that could store around 1,000 songs. The device was initially only compatible with Mac computers, which had a market share of less than 3%, and cost $399. Despite initial doubts, the iPod became a groundbreaking success, helping to revitalize the music industry, which was struggling with online piracy. Tony Faddell, one of the iPod's \"fathers,\" said that without the iPod, there would be no iPhone, and Apple as we know it today would not exist. The iPod's success led to rapid evolution, with new models such as the iPod mini, iPod Shuffle, and iPod Nano, and over 40 million units sold by the end of 2005.",
  "summary": "1,000 songs in your pocket - with this promise, Apple launched the iPod 25 years ago. The small device paved the way for the iPhone - and, by the way, revolutionized the music industry.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}