According to TUAW sources, the “product transition” that Apple spoke about during its last earnings call could be about the iPod classic and iPod shuffle. The iPod classic is basically the same design as the original iPod introduced almost 10 years ago, click-wheel, hard drive-based storage, same UI just colorised.
Fast Company points out that the iPod line made up only eight per cent of Apple’s total revenue in the fourth quarter of of 2010. So it’s not exactly pulling in the big iPhone bucks.
If true, we’ll miss you dear iPod. Rock on in technology heaven. [TUAW, Fast Company]
Kent
Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 8:15 AMPeople keep saying Apple will do it, I don’t think they dare to remove the top end of their iPod line up.
Adam
Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 8:43 AMMake a 500gb music/movie device with touchscreen and has access to the app store, and you’ve got yourself a deal.
Propably the only reason why it’s not selling well is because it doesnt have the same apps the everyone knows and loves with the apple.
Simon
Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 9:38 AMI’d probably buy one as a backup for when my current one dies, I haven’t found anything tha tbeats it for having 150gb of music with me.
m e
Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 9:48 AM8% of profits from a company that makes 12 billion dollars a year….. yeah fuck it, thats nothing, may as well get rid of it.
/sarcasm
Pyta
Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 3:02 PMHave you ever tried to change songs on a touch screen while driving? It’s nigh on impossible. If they announce they are stopping iPod classic sales I am buying a spare one just in case!
Tim
Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 9:45 AMThe ipod classic is my main music player, even though I have all my music on my iphone, for a few reasons:
1. it doesn’t take 3 or 4 steps to pause or skip a track, it takes 1.
2. I can store many movies and tv shows that I can show on a tv screen.
3. I use it as my computer backup, holding all my downloads, photos, videos, documents, etc. and I always have it with me if I need it. This is probably my biggest love of the classic – it is still the only ipod you can use as a normal storage device as well.
I love my iphone, but it is far from quick and simple to use as a music player, touchscreen is not the be all and end all.
Same with home remotes, buttons are still good!