My iPod is the 3rd MP3 music device that I have bought and the first one that I actually use as the other ones were just too difficult to setup and use.
"An equally big deal is the way the iPod is changing our listening style. Michael Bull, a lecturer at the University of Sussex, has interviewed thousand of iPod users, finding that the ability to take your whole music collection with you changes everything. "People define their own narrative through their music collection," says Bull."
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5457432/site/newsweek/
"In just three years, Apple’s adorable mini music player has gone from gizmo to life-changing cultural icon"