Monday, May 11, 2009

Things Change. Things ALWAYS Change.

Enter the WABAC Machine with me, Sherman, and let us return to the streets of the early 1980s.

Regard the people walking and jogging. See the headphones over their ears? What do they lead to? A Sony Walkman -- or knockoff.

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Now let's good back to the year 2009. Regard the people walking and jogging. See the earbuds in their ears? What do they lead to? An Apple iPod -- or iPhone. (No, you have never seen a Zune; stop being delusional, Sherman!)

APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod APPLE iPod ...

Who would have forseen a company not in consumer electronics, without a history of music-related products, based outside of Japan, stealing away a market from global giant Sony?

Today, it's:

Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle Kindle ...

... blah blah blah.

That too will change.

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