From: Dean Jackson
To: Gryffindor
Subject: I think we all need one of these
http://www.apple.com/ipod
Ross, how much money is in the bank?
From: Dean Jackson
To: Gryffindor
Subject: Re: I think we all need one of these
Only A$800 each. That is pretty good value compared to
the current generation of MP3 with 1/20th the storage at
75% the price.
I’ll just go ahead and order one for each of us
and assume Ross will approve later!
— Me, in October 2001 when the iPod was released. Gryffindor was the email alias of my work team. Ross was my boss’s name. I bought an original 5gig iPod as a Christmas present about a month later.