I don't know about the Shuffle, but they should keep the Classic around until they can have a Touch that rivals its capacity. I still love being able to tote around my entire music/photo libraries without spreading it between several devices.
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.
Right. Cause who can IMAGINE needing more than 8-32 GB of space for your songs and videos?
Still happily using my 80 GB iPod Classic 6G lmk.
Apple owes the iPod, if it is going to axe it at least the iPod Classic deserves to go out in style with a Farewell Special Edition of a new iPod Classic with 500GB and a cool new design. I bet they would sell lots of them.
I got a 20GB iPod as a refurb', some years ago. It died within two months (luckily, under warranty). At the time, an internet search revealed that drive failure (for the models with hard drives, not the flash storage iPods) was quite widespread, the click of death or similar.I have been using my 20 GB 4th Gen for what, 6, 7 years? Still works flawlessly. Same with a first Gen nano. And my sisters' 3rd Gen nanos. All work perfectly. So, what was it about all these drives crapping out?
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.
The won't can the iPod Classic its the ipod that started this all and its there for people who like having lots of storage.
In my opinion, Apple should keep at least ONE iPod model with tactile feedback, instead of only touchscreen interface. Am I alone to think that?
Meanwhile, it's not March anymore and Steve Jobs is not CEO.Does this mean Steve Jobs is a liar???
This is a quote from a response to an email sent to Jobs:
Q: Hello, I've heard a LOT of speculation that Apple is looking to kill the iPod Classic because it wasn't updated on Sept. 1st, and that a lot of people would rather Touch. The iPod Classic is probably the best iPod in the line. PLEASE DON'T KILL IT!!!
A: We have no plans to.
Source:
https://www.macrumors.com/2011/03/22/steve-jobs-no-plans-to-discontinue-ipod-classic/
Now that the price of SSD is dropping you'll probably find we'll see a 128 and 256 gb model of the touch within the next year or two, with a 512 to follow in around 3-4 years.
As much as I don't want Apple to discontinue the Classic, its not really unexpected. If it no longer makes sense to produce them, why sell it. Everyone here has been so negative towards it, but how many of you actually own the Classic - I bet its very few. Personally, I'm happy with the last nano (before it went square touchscreen) - its a great size, looks great and stores a nice amount of songs.