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re: Apple discontinues the iconic iPod after a 21-year run

Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:24 pm to
Posted by SUB
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Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:24 pm to
Why'd they neglect the ipod video in the article?

Posted by LSUA 75
Colfax,La.
Member since Jan 2019
4961 posts
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:25 pm to
Old boomer here,the first IPODs were fascinating.A thousand or so songs in that little device was mind boggling.

It still pisses me off that CD players are no longer in vehicles though.I have a bunch of CD’s I liked to listen to when I was driving.
Posted by Steadyhands
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Member since May 2016
7157 posts
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:26 pm to
Didn't know they hadn't been discontinued already. I haven't seen one in years, not since the mini or nano.

Since then, they were obsolete due to smart phones being capable of the same thing.
Posted by caro81
Member since Jul 2017
6360 posts
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:28 pm to
i have a second gen exactly like your pic. it still works. proof that apple can make a product that lasts if they want.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
139493 posts
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:30 pm to
quote:

It still pisses me off that CD players are no longer in vehicles though.I have a bunch of CD’s I liked to listen to when I was driving.



My wife is still mad because she can't play her cassettes.

I found an old box of 8 track tapes I wouldn't mind listening to myself.
Posted by TexasTiger90
Rocky Mountain High
Member since Jul 2014
3576 posts
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:30 pm to
I remember cutting yards all summer in 2006 to save up to buy an iPod video. So worth it.
Posted by Lonnie Utah
Utah!
Member since Jul 2012
34582 posts
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:30 pm to
Ipod Gen5 was the last Apple product I bought.
Posted by Pettifogger
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Feb 2012
87385 posts
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:32 pm to
Creative Nomad Jukebox GOAT
Posted by Blaeke
Member since Dec 2016
1041 posts
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:37 pm to
iPod Video was better than all of that garbage and didn't even get a mention?
Posted by Cotten
Tennessee
Member since Jan 2018
1826 posts
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:38 pm to
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iPod touch, first introduced on September 5

I was in maybe 8th or 9th grade when this came out; I remember every boy at my school with one had porn on that sucker.
Posted by Proximo
Member since Aug 2011
24214 posts
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:39 pm to
I rocked the iPod mini on my waistband of my shorts at the gym while I was in high school

That thing got me to the swole bro I was then and am today. Grateful
This post was edited on 5/10/22 at 12:40 pm
Posted by trussthetruzz
Member since Sep 2020
9380 posts
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:41 pm to
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I'll still use my iPod if we're somewhere with bad reception like an LSU tailgate.


You know how easy it is to download music to Spotify/AM?
Posted by Barbellthor
Columbia
Member since Aug 2015
11295 posts
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:43 pm to
iPod classic with like 150 or whatever gigs was where it was at.
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
140573 posts
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:44 pm to
I don't feel like I'll miss the iPod. I have multiple generations of the iPod in various junk drawers around the house and they never got used.
Posted by Sasquatch Smash
Member since Nov 2007
25919 posts
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:46 pm to
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How do you guys load songs on to it? Does iTunes still exist?

You think I change my playlist?

I nailed it the first time.
Posted by LSUA 75
Colfax,La.
Member since Jan 2019
4961 posts
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:46 pm to
What the hell is Spotify/AM ?
Posted by nosaj
Member since Sep 2010
2682 posts
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:49 pm to
What options are there now for kids that need a music player but parents don't want to buy a phone?
Posted by rickgrimes
Member since Jan 2011
4340 posts
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:51 pm to
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Microsoft exec on the iPod: "Apple is just so far ahead"

November 13, 2003









LINK
Posted by tide06
Member since Oct 2011
23405 posts
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:52 pm to
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I still use my Shuffle every now and then

Shuffle is still a solid product for workouts where you don’t want a huge iPhone bouncing around, but with the watch going for 4x the price it’s days were clearly numbered.
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:55 pm to
It really is kind of incredible that Apple crushed the market while introducing their own file format that can only be used on their products. MP3 players were already on the market, but were clunky. Apple make a sleek, easy to use device while also forcing people into their ecosystem, and did so with the absolute worst music management program out there -iTunes.
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