After 21 Years, Apple Is Discontinuing the Iconic iPod

• Apple is discontinuing its iconic iPod music participant.
• On Tuesday, Apple mentioned that the iPod Contact will nonetheless be out there “whereas provides final.”
• Launched in 2001, the iPod was the primary MP3 participant able to storing as much as 1,000 songs.

Apple is discontinuing its iconic iPod greater than 20 years after it launched the revolutionary music participant.

In a weblog put up on Tuesday, Apple mentioned that the iPod Contact — the one model nonetheless being bought — will nonetheless be out there “whereas provides final.”

The rationale for the iPod’s discontinuation is that lots of its different merchandise have included the system’s moveable music streaming perform, Apple mentioned.

The information instantly sparked a flurry of nostalgic posts on social media, with customers sharing photos and reminiscing about their favourite iPods collected over time.

British gaming YouTuber @MrDalekJD tweeted: “Rattling… lowkey a little bit unhappy to see that Apple has formally discontinued the iPod from right this moment. This factor modified the music sport perpetually. RIP.”

Launched in 2001 with a scroll wheel, the iPod was the primary MP3 participant able to storing 1,000 songs. Moreover the iPod and iPod Contact, different variations of the system have included the iPod Mini, iPod Nano, and iPod Shuffle.

Apple has bought round 450 million iPods because the system was launched, the New York Instances reported, citing info from enterprise capital agency Loup Ventures.

Within the weblog put up, Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vp of worldwide advertising, mentioned that “the spirit of iPod lives on.”

“Music has at all times been a part of our core at Apple, and bringing it to tons of of tens of millions of customers in the best way iPod did impacted extra than simply the music trade — it additionally redefined how music is found, listened to, and shared,” he mentioned.