Does anyone else notice that when you click "Store" and get the "We'll be right back" that "iPod" returns along the top bar!? 
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Apple Store Goes Down Ahead of Expected iPod Refresh
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Sure is! Just watch our faces when they've had the store down for 4 hours just to update some Beats headphones and nothing else.
I just might update my iPod touch depending on the spec bumps. (yes I still use a separate device for my music)
we were off for the day, but still seems likely.
still hoping for a Bluetooth enabled shuffle
*i can hope can't I?!"
still hoping for a Bluetooth enabled shuffle
*i can hope can't I?!"
yes just as most of the leaks you hear about are not by accident its all for the hype as you can see it works great. Sometimes i wonder if there is a big red phone at apple connected to mac rumors office LOL
BUT (and it's a big but) When a new product is launched like the Watch, they manage to keep the old website running fine all the way up to the announcement, and it switches seamlessly to the new site with new landing page, layout, subsections for new product etc. No need for it to be "taken down for 5 hours" prior to the event. It's marketing pure & simple.
If the Shuffle and Nano only get a new blue color and NO price or capacity bump, I will be utterly disgusted with Apple.
But it'll be thinner and lighter, with soldered buttons so you can't skip songs! That's what people want from an MP3 player, not capacity to store songs
the hype is a welcomed byproduct (and probably turned into a kind of 'preference' for them after noticing said hype), but there's really no comparison between amazon's site and apple's. apple DOES do what amazon does with accessories, refurb store, and plenty of other 'modular' changes, but a whole section change means plenty of cross-checked Q&A because of their vastly more narrative MO.
all those buttons to lead you from one topic to another if you're interested in exploring? big impact site-wide...
It may be the last touch update, but I think they'll keep either the Nano or Shuffle (maybe a hybrid) around. There is still a market for a small MP3 player for outside, gym use, etc.
It wouldn't' take much to maintain a product line like that once established and I think they would make some money.
It adds to the hype? The hype? For a new ipod?
This is what announcements for a new phone will be like in 6 years. Yeah, I called it.
They sell in such small numbers now it's not worth the effort.If the Shuffle and Nano only get a new blue color and NO price or capacity bump, I will be utterly disgusted with Apple.
Update the iPod Touch with Touch ID and 128GB and I'll buy one just for my music collection.
But it'll be thinner and lighter, with soldered buttons so you can't skip songs! That's what people want from an MP3 player, not capacity to store songs
"Soldered buttons?" I laughed at that.
"The innovative new soldered buttons no longer click, press, or break. It's a beautiful detail that helps increase the structural rigidity of the device."
Maybe the July 14th date was a reminder for Tim Cook to decide whether to pull the trigger on an iPod refresh or discontinue everything all together. Hopefully when the store goes back up it really is new iPods and not say new Apple Watch colours.
Lol remember when the iPod was their main money maker?
How much effort would it be to include 32GB of flash instead of 16GB in the current Nano. The Nano is 3 years old, I bet they could even use the same size chip by now.
You could be right although from a purely logistical point of view it would make more sense to switch to the same 4" screen being used in the iPhone 5c. That would help keep production costs down by maximising economies of scale. My guess is if they don't then yes I agree this will be the last update before they kill it off in a couple of years.
of course - before the iPod they were just computer manufacturers who dabbled in somewhat lukewarm off-shoots that failed to make them into the apple we know today. the iPod was their comeuppance.
Well finally and plus i get a discount at the PX thank god for letting me be an Army brat. not just because of the discounted prices but because of the various places i get to go to
You don't understand how Apple works. It's not that they *have* to "go down", it's the atmosphere that it creates.