Would You Rather Have had the First iPod or $14,500?

“If you spent the money on an original iPod in 2001 on Apple stock ($499), you would have $14,513.78 today.” 


In part that's a commentary on Apple's soaring equity value;in part that's a clue about product pricing for device pricing. 


So the issue is whether the same choices exist today for the Apple iPad. Of course, 2001 was a good time to buy equities.