To get money, fame and an awesome Icon.
No, Apple did.
phones and ipod
When you make an Apple ID for the Ipod touch. You need to have a credit card.
90$
Yes, Apple has an iPod that is cheap starting at fifty dollars and that make is the iPod Nano and it costs exactly fourty-six ninety nine and that's pretty cheap if you consider the apple iPod touch to be worth about $150
Sony does have a product similar to the Apple iPod and they also sell a good number of accessories for the iPod as well. Sony is a trustworthy brand and costs less than Apple.
Apple
apple iPod
$40-$100
the ipod touch and apple ipod touch are exactly the same, but if you get it in the apple they will tell you all about it and set you up and everything, any other will just sell it and try to make you get the one year thing in case it breaks or something.
Apple does make and market the iPod series and has been selling them since November 2001. Apple offers iPods in various types including Mini's, Shuffle's, Classic and Touch.
iPod only. Playstaion is sony, and xbox is Microsoft.