The iPod classic and Shuffle models may not be long for this world.
Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Apple will streamline its iPod range by removing the iPod classic and iPod shuffle from its physical and online stores.
The source is apparently not an analyst, who preferred to remain anonymous, stated that the tip isn’t apparently that new.
The iPod classic still uses a traditional, spinning-disc hard drive and while Apple is making a conscious shift to flash memory it is beginning to look somewhat outdated. The iPod shuffle is at the lowest end of the iPod range and once it is discontinued, the iPod nano will take its place.
The iPod will see its 10th anniversary this October, which could make this a good time to put it to rest. Besides, iPods only account for eight percent of Apple’s total sales these days.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
One reply on “Rumor: Apple to discontinue iPod Classic, Shuffle models this year”
I didn’t use my iPod classic much as a portable listening device. I did use my iPod classic as my iTunes library plus important file backup that I could listen to now and then.