In the late nineties and early aughts, MP3 players were known, well, as MP3 players.
However, when Apple launched the iPod on October 21, 2001, it was such a huge success that it only took a couple of years for most people to simply start using the name ���iPod��� when they referred to the idea of an MP3 player.
Source:
http://mashable.com/2010/05/10/ipod-revolution-infographic/
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