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I was at an entrepreneur meetup group just this week and we got discussing the iPod. Seeing a lot of teenagers with them and couldn't understand why. Guest from Chicago who does a lot of travelling verified that it wasn't just our local area but nationwide. Guess they've become retro hip again.

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> Seeing a lot of teenagers with them…

Could this perhaps be explained by a teenager's relative (price, legal?) difficulty entering into a cell contract?

Yes, in the Netherlands they were very popular too with pupils in the last grades of primary school and the first grade of secondary school. They are a relatively cheap entry into the iOS ecosystem (with for example popular games) and Apple devices until recently provided status...

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