Subj : Re: Bye Bye iPod
To   : Nightfox
From : Ennev
Date : Wed May 11 2022 08:18:34

 > They say "while supplies last", like it's a limited edition or something..
 > Did Apple decide to stop making their iPod Touch?

Yes, they are not making new ones, so what's left is what's left. A bit when
like they announced they would stop making homePod, they don't clear the
shelves, they'll want to see everything and usually after an announcement like
this sales pick up.


 > In 2001-2002, I did have an MP3 player, but it was a different brand.  It
 > used CompactFlash cards, and I think the biggest card I had for it was 128
 > megabytes.  I found it fairly easy to use.  Later I did have a few Apple
 > iPods, but mainly because they had a lot more storage than the previous MP3
 > players I had.
 
Yes, my first one (kodak's MC3 (hey a player and a camera!!)) used a compact
flash. So yes, a hard drive was a game-changer. To be able to fit music on my
128 and 256 mb card I had to re-compress at 96kbs, which could hold little more
than a regular CD. So 5GB hard drive "a 1000 songs" that was something.

 > Apple's iPods were easy to use, but I always found it weird that so many
 > people would go crazy for their products and line up to buy them when they
 > came out.
 
Yes was the stupid "Cool" factor. it's weird sometimes that need for
conformity.

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