Apple Discontinues , Last Remaining iPod Model.
The Verge reports that in a news post on May 10, Apple said it will stop making the iPod Touch.
It will continue to sell the music player "while supplies last.".
The Verge reports that most people prefer the convenience of listening to music on their smartphone instead of carrying a second device just for music.
Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, issued a statement.
Music has always been part of our core at Apple, and bringing it to hundreds of millions of users in the way iPod did impacted more than just the music industry — it also redefined how music is discovered, listened to, and shared, Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, via statement.
Today, the spirit of iPod lives on.
We’ve integrated an incredible music experience across all of our products, from the iPhone to the Apple Watch to HomePod mini, and across Mac, iPad, and Apple TV.
, Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, via statement.
Today, the spirit of iPod lives on.
We’ve integrated an incredible music experience across all of our products, from the iPhone to the Apple Watch to HomePod mini, and across Mac, iPad, and Apple TV.
, Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, via statement.
And Apple Music delivers industry-leading sound quality with support for spatial audio — there’s no better way to enjoy, discover, and experience music, Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, via statement.
And Apple Music delivers industry-leading sound quality with support for spatial audio — there’s no better way to enjoy, discover, and experience music, Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, via statement.
Tony Fadell, an original iPod developer, told The Verge that his team always knew that the iPhone could end up replacing music players.
Tony Fadell, an original iPod developer, told The Verge that his team always knew that the iPhone could end up replacing music players.
It became very clear to us that there was a real threat from mobile phones, feature phones.
They were starting to add music, MP3 playing, to the cell phones that they were shipping at the time, Tony Fadell, an original iPod developer, to The Verge.
The first iPod was introduced over 20 years ago
