Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), today removed iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle from sale, the last models of the legendary iPod series that were still sold by those from Cupertino. Accessing the iPod section of the Apple website directs users to the page where the American company still sells the iPod Touch, a product that has not had a new model for several years and which will probably be kept on sale until half of next year, after which it will also be removed from the offer.
Apple released iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle in 2005, on different dates, and these were the last models in the series that made the company famous all over the world. iPod brought Apple to the attention of many people on the planet, its product being sold in extremely large numbers and completely revolutionizing the industry of portable media players in 2001, just as the iPhone revolutionized the smartphone industry in 2007.
Apple has said absolutely nothing now about removing the latest iPod models from sale, but it has been known for years that this series of products no longer generates good sales. Apple has stopped reporting iPod sales since a few years ago and it is unlikely that until recently it would sell more than 100.000 - 200.000 units per month, if it still managed to sell even that much, since there are much better alternatives. good
Apple has not mentioned the iPod in any conference in recent years, and the removal of the latest models from sale should not surprise anyone because the change was expected by many. The removal of iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle from Apple's offer marks the end of an era and the transition to another, those from Apple now focusing on streaming services, not on offering music in mobile devices.
UPDATED: Apple has confirmed that iPods have been completely removed from its offer, iPod Touch being still sold in 32 GB and 128 GB versions at lower prices than before.
