I never got an iPod and I never bought one. Items from Apple are quite a bit expensive (at least for my pocket, lol), and I think if you don't have particular demands, you can find many products of good quality also from other brands, imho.

On the other hand, I admire Jobs, his "phylosophy" and all that he built. He is a genius. It's strange for me thinking iPod is going to die, I see many people going to buy it, still...