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Apple to Discontinue iPod Classic and iPod Shuffle?

If this rumor turns out to be true Apple will have to change the iPod icon in iOS.

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This has been expected for a long time. The iPod App on iPhones will be changed to Music, the iPod Touch will be rebranded the iPad Nano and the word iPod will be a thing of the past.
 
redpola said:
The iPod classic is dead in Europe anyway. I bought every iPod until the EU volume cap came along, and now the devices simply don't produce enough volume to be usable. I won't buy another one.

It's one thing stopping me from damaging my hearing (which I am capable of looking after myself, thanks), but when I can't hear quiet passages in classical music on full volume while walking up a street with traffic, there's something wrong.

In fact any music which wasn't mastered particularly well can be almost inaudible. So that's most of my late sixties and early seventies collection then.

The older iPods have plenty of power available in those situations, and pandering to the EU cap rather than adding some kind of compression has ruined a once great device.

The iPod touch does not suffer the EU cap, and is presumably classed as a different type of device and thus exempt. This is, to coin a phrase, beaurocracy gone mad!
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Is all this right? Can someone confirm please? It sounds just astounding! In which case I will buy my iPods from overseas from here on in
 
Well I don't care..

I'm going to hold out until they they announce it then buy another, I have a 120 but need a bigger GB capacity still! Personally I'd love a 250gb so I could use it, as I always have for years, as my complete little traveling media centre holding a generous selection of videos, podcasts, photos, my entire music collection, a couple of simple but natty games, that never lets me down on expanded journeys to isolated places.

Apart from if it really did loose money, which the chart doesn't show, then why would you need to stop it? ... Oh yes iCloud. Lower the storage capacity of the devices so people will use the cloud services more... clever

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Confuzzzed said:
Is all this right? Can someone confirm please? It sounds just astounding! In which case I will buy my iPods from overseas from here on in
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That is indeed correct, believe it or not, it only applies to MP3 players, so the iOS devices are louder. Even so, I think it is where your iTunes is registered to as to the volume restrictions. i.e. you could buy it in Kuwait, but if you load it from your itunes on your UK PC/Mac then it'll still be restricted

Sad but true
 
Say it isn't so!

I really, REALLY hope that the Shuffle stays in the ecosystem!

It is, hands down, by far, without a doubt the BEST iPod for working out/running/cycling.

No touch screen to fuss with during a WOD (nano, iPod Touch, iPhone)
Not bulky and heavy or encased on waistband or arm (iPod Touch, iPhone)
No bothersome calls/notifications during workout (iPod Touch, iPhone)

The last thing I want to do is fart around with a touch screen or have to look at the stupid thing to do anything while I'm burning through a Benchmark or Hero WOD.

I, too, consider it disposable and am on my fourth (two lost, one destroyed during the 14th round of Cindy - came down on it transitioning between pull ups and push ups and busted the headphone connector off inside).

Pray God, keep the iPod! (Shuffle)
 
Its been years since I had a classic (3rd Gen Video Days), Im not entirely sure people want to carry around their whole music collection on one device. with iOS 5 and the updates to itunes (match etc etc etc), getting those tracks that are not on your device and so desperate to listen too become a little redundant when you can just download them on the fly to a smaller capacity device.
 
Warbrain said:
Not a Windows user. The application is awful on the Mac. You must not actually use it.
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This site is actually _Mac_Rumors. If there is a Windows application that you don't like, there is a very elegant solution for that.


OllyW said:
That's not much use to those of us who play a lot of music away from home. My classic is playing music from 8:00am until 5:00pm everyday while I'm at work.

I'd blast through my entire monthly data allowance on the morning of the first day of the month if I was streaming. I'll stick with my classic thanks.
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QFT.

Do you get the impression that some people seem to think that music sounds better when streamed through expensive 3G than streamed through WiFi than streamed through Ethernet than stored on the device than played from a CD?
 
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I'd like to think the shuffle will stay - it's a good level entry "kids and runner" mp3 player to compete with the other entry level mp3 players out there.
 
I'm not really that bothered about the classic, but I'd be disappointed if they discontinue the shuffle.

The shuffle has a reasonable price and is perfect for when I'm running or doing any other kind of exercise. The clip is so handy as well.
 
I suppose it makes sense, as the Shuffle no longer has much of an edge with the Nano getting smaller, and it probably makes sense to retire the venerable old click-wheel for an all-touch line-up.

Still, it's always a shame!
 
This is to push people onto the iCloud wagon I think.

No need for high storage (the sole use for the iPod Classic) when you can stream from iCloud (at some point).


teleromeo said:
If this rumor turns out to be true Apple will have to change the iPod icon in iOS.

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In iOS 5, there is no iPod on the iPhone. It is separate "Music" and "Videos" apps, like on the iPod touch.
 
ade2bee said:
Apart from if it really did loose money, which the chart doesn't show, then why would you need to stop it? ... Oh yes iCloud. Lower the storage capacity of the devices so people will use the cloud services more... clever
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It is not in Apple's interest to force people to make more use of iCloud than necessary. iCloud serves to make Apple's products more attractive, not the other way around. Apple sell things, not services.

.tsooJ
 
hcho3 said:
Go ahead and axe shuffle.

iPod nano should not be in 149 dollars range. Bring it down to price it as 49-99 dollars. I see somewhere between 49-99 dollars as a good price range for the iPod nano. We all want something light and portable for running.

iPod nano has a market for this.

Ipod Classic should live for another year or two. I doubt Apple will release 128GB iPod touch this year.

Shuffle costs 49 dollars but iPod nano is what shuffle is now with the screen.

No one wants shuffle. kill it. Drop the price on nano. It costs like 38 dollars for apple to make nano and they want 149 dollars price for this.

Bring it down to 99 dollars.
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i use an iPod shuffle for running! i don't want a screen when running!
 
If they are going to get rid of the iPod Shuffle they need to reduce the price of the Nano.

If they are going to get red rid of the Classic they need to surely increase the capacity of the iPod Touch, or put 128Gb of SSD into the iPod Classic!

Nice!
 
Kind of hope they don't take away the Classic :/ It's a great iPod, with the most storage, and I use at home for my Bose speakers. If they remove it, they have to make the iPod Touch hold more music. :]
 
Click wheel is essential for on the go so I can skip songs through my shirt pocket or otherwise without looking at the device.
Capacity is important to me.
If this is true, I may buy 3 or 4 classics to last me the rest of my life.
 
I hope they don't get rid of the Classic or I'll be forced into snapping one up as soon as possible.

I use my classic everyday to and from work and when I travel. It has my entire collection on it and I only need to charge it up once a month. I have an iPhone and the classic for traveling that way I know if the juice runs out on my music I'll still be able to use my phone. If I relied on my iPhone alone I'd have limited music choice, I'd have to charge it everyday without fail and if I run down the battery listening to music I'm left with no music, no web and no phone.. not good enough...

Also it has to be noted that the Classics jog-wheel interface is exactly all it needs... I don't need a fancy touchscreen and the ability to play Angry birds, I have an iPhone for that. The Classic does what it does best, it may need a little update but other than that it's fit for purpose.

My 160gb classic is 4 years old and still runs like a dream and still only needs charging once a month. No other mp3 player can offer me that.
 
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Marcush1286 said:
Screw Apple! They shouldn't have discontinued the ipod. Apple is no longer a company I have any respect for ANYMORE. They have gone too far.. I hope it does crumble under Tim Cooks Totalitarian command.

With Jobs gone(almost), the company might have problems.. as I don't trust Apple anymore. I am about to toss my Apple stuff in the trash.
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I am happy to provide you with a mailing address to which you can mail all your apple stuff. :)
 
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