"Apple does not have plans to reintroduce the iPod classic due to a shrinking audience and the engineering costs that would be needed for a new version"
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Tim Cook on iPod Classic: 'We Couldn't Get the Parts Anymore'
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"Apple does not have plans to reintroduce the iPod classic due to a shrinking audience and the engineering costs that would be needed for a new version"
Yeah, I think people are missing the fact that it's not about whether or not they could revamp it, it's about the fact that there isn't the market to make it worthwhile.
Apple already did it ... in 2005. They called it the iPod nano.
Cook answering about looking at the Touch in replacement is of course logical, a device like the nano mainly only capable to play music in its current form is hard to consider in comparison nowadays, not even talking about storage sizes.
And with past experiences of nano versions with more capabilities like the generation including a (then poor) photo/video sensor, but experiences that haven't been prolonged, it's hard to speculate Apple would project to develop more this form factor (switch to iOS, new functionalities, more storage, etc); the iPod Touch seems to be the device made to occupy the space left blank by the iPod classic disappearance.
On the other hand, the iPod Touch looks always more odd with the years beside the iPhone, especially since the 5c. An empowered iPod nano form factor device could still have a chance to be interesting in a future when the Apple Watch will be a connected device; it never would be a replacement of a Touch/iPhone -sized device (apps need screen space), but could add functionnalities to a watch that would have become more a standalone device than it will be for now as only an iPhone companion wrist device.
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A few years back I made a video essay largely concerned with the iPod classic, the vinyl/CDs it replaced, the data management system of iTunes, and the transition to cloud storage. I attempted to visualize both the amount of physical space that an iPod of music would take up and the disconcerting time period this is for the music collector of yore. Anyway, with the passing of the iPod classic, it seems like the right moment to share this.
https://vimeo.com/33422737
https://vimeo.com/33422737
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Agreed.
With 50 million iPhones sold in a quarter versus 1 million iPods... I'd say the iPod's days are over.
A super thin iPod classic with an updated flat UI, retina display, and starting at 64GB of flash storage would be an instant buy for me. My classic HDD died and i'm hesitant to buy another or get a used one. Flash is so much more reliable.
In which parallel universe does a 64GB iPod touch have "almost the same amount of storage space" as a 160GB classic?
In which parallel universe does a 64GB iPod touch have "almost the same amount of storage space" as a 160GB classic?
He might referred to 128GB iPad and iPhone. Which means even 64GB iPod Touch is in the brink of extinction. But yeah the writing in the article causes ambiguation.
You're right... a 64GB iPod Touch can't hold as many songs as a 160GB iPod Classic.
But remember when CDs only held 16 songs and you had to carry your music in one of these?
How on Earth did you survive?
If you take your broken iPod classic to an apple store, they can replace it for a special price. they do keep some around just for this. I discovered this by accident once. they do not advertise this service.
The could have just updated to an SSD/Flash memory and add the lightning connector. Perhaps make it a bit thinner cause "thin and light" is their priority nowadays. Bam new iPod classic. They don't even have to spend money on a "retina" display. I miss the click wheel but glad I still have my classic iPod nano. If they can continue spending money to make a Mac Pro for those few who want it then they can do the same with the iPod classic. Apple is just being lazy with their mountain of cash.
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Well people do need a phone. But also they saw the convenience of carrying one device versus two. But in doing so sacrifice the unique usability of the click wheel. I never liked using the touch screen for my music. Glad I still have my classic iPod nano.
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Well people do need a phone.
But also they saw the convenience of carrying one device versus two. But in doing so sacrifice the unique usability of the click wheel. I never liked using the touch screen for my music. Glad I still have my classic iPod nano.The other end of the coin is that the iPod Classic does not monetize for Apple in the way that the other devices do. No apps to buy with the Classic. You can't make purchases at store with the Classic. The Claasic is ureliant on iCloud. In theses facts is where Tim is not being fully forthcoming in his response. Tim, get the nerve like Steve would and just end it like Steve ended the Newton.
on a different note. I have an ipod nano2 (http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1353#ipodnano2) which basically died a couple years a go and this news triggered me to dig it out.
Gonna do a teardown just for fun. Has anyone tried this?
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPod+Nano+2nd+Generation+Teardown/592
Gonna do a teardown just for fun. Has anyone tried this?
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPod+Nano+2nd+Generation+Teardown/592
Wait a second, this was still being sold a month ago? That's news to me.
Ever since I got my first iPhone, which was an original 2007 iPhone, then getting the updates along the way with much larger capacity and ability to stream from the internet, I forgot there was such a thing as the iPod [Classic].
For me, the iPod touch ultimately became the iPod not too long after it was released. I'm honestly surprised that Apple still had the iPod Classic for as long as it did.
From a bigger picture perspective, with older iPhones becoming hand-me-downs to the kids, is there still a reason to keep the iPod line around when iPhones can do what the iPod can, and then some?
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I know people who still carry their music like that. Thanks for the laugh!
Ever since I got my first iPhone, which was an original 2007 iPhone, then getting the updates along the way with much larger capacity and ability to stream from the internet, I forgot there was such a thing as the iPod [Classic].
For me, the iPod touch ultimately became the iPod not too long after it was released. I'm honestly surprised that Apple still had the iPod Classic for as long as it did.
From a bigger picture perspective, with older iPhones becoming hand-me-downs to the kids, is there still a reason to keep the iPod line around when iPhones can do what the iPod can, and then some?
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You're right... a 64GB iPod Touch can't hold as many songs as a 160GB iPod Classic.
But remember when CDs only held 16 songs and you had to carry your music in one of these?
How on Earth did you survive?
I know people who still carry their music like that. Thanks for the laugh!
This was the first Apple product I ever purchased. I got a refurbished unit from the apple store online.
It broke less than 2 years after I bought it and that left a bad taste in my mouth about apple. I think I bought a few classic 1st generation ipod nanos afterwards which were also fantastic.
I loved using it while it worked though. I great little machine in its day. Was great for podcasts especially.
It broke less than 2 years after I bought it and that left a bad taste in my mouth about apple. I think I bought a few classic 1st generation ipod nanos afterwards which were also fantastic.
I loved using it while it worked though. I great little machine in its day. Was great for podcasts especially.
Well, Steve did have an end slide in 2006, maybe Macworld or WWDC keynote. He mentioned it has been 30 years etc of creating the best computers in the industry. It should be on YouTube somewhere. Either Macworld or WWDC.
Edit: here it is
http://youtu.be/iMDTOBsFens?t=1h29m52s
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