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iPod Discontinuation Announcements

Apple Inc., Wikipedia contributors

Wikipedia (citing Apple press releases) (2022)

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TL;DR

iPod Classic discontinued 2014, Shuffle/Nano in 2017, Touch in 2022

Chronicles iPod line discontinuation: Classic in 2014, Shuffle and Nano in 2017, Touch in 2022. Total lifetime sales exceeded 450 million units, but Apple chose to starve the product to feed iPhone growth - textbook resource prioritization demonstrating semelparous strategy.

Key Findings from Inc. & contributors (2022)

  • iPod Classic discontinued 2014, Shuffle/Nano in 2017, Touch in 2022
  • Total lifetime sales exceeded 450 million units
  • Deliberate starvation to redirect resources to iPhone

Related Mechanisms for iPod Discontinuation Announcements

Resource Allocation Semelparous Strategy

Related Companies for iPod Discontinuation Announcements

Apple

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