It seems like it would have been an odd decision to keep the iPod locked to the mac. Either they assumed that it would stay a niche product that would only appeal to apple fans and gadget freaks. Or they really thought that people would throw out their PCs and get Macs just to use the MP3 player. Bear in mind that this was the time before Intel Macs , so getting one instead of a PC would greatly restrict your software choices.
