After celebrating its 20th anniversary last year, the iPod is officially going extinct. Apple announced today that while "the spirit of iPod lives on" in its iPhones, it would be officially discontinuing the music nerd's long-standing BFF, effectively waving farewell to the company's era of pre-integrated music devices.
"Music has always been part of our core at Apple, and bringing it to hundreds of millions of users in the way iPod did impacted more than just the music industry — it also redefined how music is discovered, listened to, and shared," Apple's Greg Joswiak said in a release.
"Today, the spirit of iPod lives on," Joswiak continued. "We've integrated an incredible music experience across all of our products, from the iPhone to the Apple Watch to HomePod mini, and across Mac, iPad, and Apple TV. And Apple Music delivers industry-leading sound quality with support for spatial audio — there's no better way to enjoy, discover, and experience music."
The company will continue to sell off its remaining iPod touches "while supplies last." The touchscreen model — first introduced in 2007 — is the only remaining version of the device still available. The Shuffle and Nano were among the most recent to meet their fates, dying off back in 2017, after the death of the inimitable iPod Classic in 2014.
Godspeed, iPod; we hardly knew you.
"Music has always been part of our core at Apple, and bringing it to hundreds of millions of users in the way iPod did impacted more than just the music industry — it also redefined how music is discovered, listened to, and shared," Apple's Greg Joswiak said in a release.
"Today, the spirit of iPod lives on," Joswiak continued. "We've integrated an incredible music experience across all of our products, from the iPhone to the Apple Watch to HomePod mini, and across Mac, iPad, and Apple TV. And Apple Music delivers industry-leading sound quality with support for spatial audio — there's no better way to enjoy, discover, and experience music."
The company will continue to sell off its remaining iPod touches "while supplies last." The touchscreen model — first introduced in 2007 — is the only remaining version of the device still available. The Shuffle and Nano were among the most recent to meet their fates, dying off back in 2017, after the death of the inimitable iPod Classic in 2014.
Godspeed, iPod; we hardly knew you.