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As far as I am concerned the iPod has become completely superfluous. I am surprised that people still buy them - what for? My mother (honestly). She doesn't us
by danieldk 16y ago
As far as I am concerned the iPod has become completely superfluous. I am surprised that people still buy them - what for?
My mother (honestly). She doesn't use computers (too difficult, no interest) or smartphones (yet another subscription). But with the iPod Touch she can listen to music, call her kids from the other side of the globe with Facetime and the front facing camera, and send e-mails. The last two generations of the iPod Touch brought her from 'never used a computer', well into the 21st century, where she can manage to do stuff online that matter to her.
I bet that there are a lot of casual users, who just want an affordable device to play games, write e-mails, and listen to music, without spending $$$s extra on an iPhone, which also requires a relatively expensive subscription to provide value over the iPod Touch.
- kemayo 16y agoI actually bought an iPod touch for exactly that reason. I'm really not a phone user (I spend $5/month on cell service), so buying an iPhone and spending the money on a data plan does not appeal to me. For my purposes the iPod touch is everything an iPhone does that I'd want, for $2000 less. The only time I regret it is when I'm traveling, and I'd find it useful to be able to access the internet. But this is rather uncommon. Honestly, I would be happy to spend extra money on an iPhone without the phone bits. The camera in the iPhone is much better, and the gps would be useful even without an always-on connection.