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Apple Increases Mac Production, Decreases iPod?
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No wonder Apple were getting so excited about the iTouch - it has the potential to open up a new avenue for new products/services/mobile applications; just as the "vanilla" iPod itself approaches saturation and flat growth.
One thing not mentioned here is that Apple's competition has caught up or exceeded the Ipod (at least regarding function). And I don't just mean the Zune or the fact that a 32gb flash player is on the market while the Nano and Touch are stuck at 8 and 16 gbs respectively (and for the foreseeable future). The flash-based Cowon D2 offers over 50 hours of battery life when playing back audio, for instance, or the Archos players support a plethora of file formats and at least one of their players that I know of is a wifi touch-like device. Young people are flocking to these alternatives. I hope Apple can keep up.
That's the thing.. my 3G iPod still works great too! in 2001, when mp3 players were still a fad, getting the "best" was what sold the iPod. They're not a fad item anymore, and a Zen or Zune is just as good as an iPod for listening to music.
Apple is riding a wave of fads right now, and it'll carry them into a larger market share of macs but after a while, like all fads, it'll fade. And then what's Apple left with?
"hip" looking iPods that are no longer hip and have software issues.
"hip" looking Macbooks and iMacs that are no longer hip and have leopard bugs
Apple really needs to stop being hip, and go back to being innovative. Give me a candybar cellphone with buttons or an iPod that makes me go wow like the red buttons did in 2003!
