4 GB Storage Is ‘Sweet Spot’ for Music Players

BBC story from April, on a Jupiter Research report that concluded 1,000 song capacity is the sweet spot for music players. I think Apple has understood this from the get-go — the original first-generation iPod marketing emphasized “1,000 songs in your pocket” much more heavily than the fact that it was “5 GB”.

★ Friday, 3 December 2004