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I think the classic will die when you can fit 256GB into an iPod Touch, either through flash memory or a thicker hard drive version. Otherwise the iPod Classic

by ROFISH 15y ago

I think the classic will die when you can fit 256GB into an iPod Touch, either through flash memory or a thicker hard drive version. Otherwise the iPod Classic still sells to those that _HAVE_ to have 200+ GB of music with them at all times.

Steko 15y ago
Yeah well there was still a market for x-serves but it wasn't big enough so eventually they killed it. The only way I can see them getting growth out of the classic would be to put the massive memory to work hauling HD video around instead of music. That does suggest an interesting iOS device maybe aimed at high end camcorders if they can find a tiny 1 TB drive in the pipe somewhere.
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- nknight 15y ago
  They're probably selling 20-30 times as many iPod Classics/year as they ever did xserves, even at their peak. The xserve also didn't do anything to act as a draw toward other Apple products, and required frequent revisions to keep up. I bet ongoing iPod Classic R&D budget is statistical noise.
  - Steko 15y ago
    I'm not making a close analogy and I'm not saying they should shut it down. I'm just saying Apple will know when the classic isn't worth the time/energy/shelf space and I wouldn't be shocked if they announced this is the case in weeks rather then years. And I guess I'm making a wild guess as to how they might keep an HDD based idevice relevant although I don't think that's particularly likely either.
masklinn 15y ago
> Otherwise the iPod Classic still sells to those that _HAVE_ to have 200+ GB of music with them at all times. The Classic does not go beyond 160GB, you'd think (finally) having a 128GB touch would be sufficient to drop the Classic.
- nknight 15y ago
  The Classic is $249. The 64GB Touch is $399. Even if the next revision got 128GB at $399, that's a major price difference. A lot of people who would pay for the 160GB Classic are not going to pay for a 128GB $399 Touch.
ugh 15y ago
It amuses me to no end that people really believe Apple cares about someone with a 100+ GB music library. Apple will kill the Classic whenever it’s convenient. If there’s one small bump on the road to continuing to ship the Classic they just won’t anymore.

by ROFISH 15y ago

Steko 15y ago

Yeah well there was still a market for x-serves but it wasn't big enough so eventually they killed it. The only way I can see them getting growth out of the classic would be to put the massive memory to work hauling HD video around instead of music. That does suggest an interesting iOS device maybe aimed at high end camcorders if they can find a tiny 1 TB drive in the pipe somewhere.

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nknight 15y ago
They're probably selling 20-30 times as many iPod Classics/year as they ever did xserves, even at their peak. The xserve also didn't do anything to act as a draw toward other Apple products, and required frequent revisions to keep up. I bet ongoing iPod Classic R&D budget is statistical noise.
- Steko 15y ago
  I'm not making a close analogy and I'm not saying they should shut it down. I'm just saying Apple will know when the classic isn't worth the time/energy/shelf space and I wouldn't be shocked if they announced this is the case in weeks rather then years. And I guess I'm making a wild guess as to how they might keep an HDD based idevice relevant although I don't think that's particularly likely either.

masklinn 15y ago

> Otherwise the iPod Classic still sells to those that _HAVE_ to have 200+ GB of music with them at all times. The Classic does not go beyond 160GB, you'd think (finally) having a 128GB touch would be sufficient to drop the Classic.

nknight 15y ago
The Classic is $249. The 64GB Touch is $399. Even if the next revision got 128GB at $399, that's a major price difference. A lot of people who would pay for the 160GB Classic are not going to pay for a 128GB $399 Touch.

ugh 15y ago

It amuses me to no end that people really believe Apple cares about someone with a 100+ GB music library. Apple will kill the Classic whenever it’s convenient. If there’s one small bump on the road to continuing to ship the Classic they just won’t anymore.