First, before there was an iTunes Music Store, the stories that came out on why not to buy an iPod included (a) it is expensive[1] (this undermines conviction, as it makes action impractical if it is true; and if it is widely-believed, it makes people feel that adopting the product will cause them to be viewed as fools for overpaying) and (b) it will be obsoleted when all the new music comes out in Mic