Apple discontinued the iPod, 20 years after it was released.
The US tech giant says its iconic music player has been replaced by something else that makes the iPod superfluous.
Greg Joswiak, Apple“The spirit of the iPod lives on today,” said Google’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing.
“We’ve integrated an incredible music experience across all of our products, from iPhone to Apple Watch to HomePod mini, and across Mac, iPad and Apple TV.
“And Apple Music delivers industry-leading sound quality with spatial audio support – there’s no better way to enjoy, discover, and experience music.”
In October 2001, Steve Jobs released the first iPod, and it was the first MP3 player that could hold 1,000 songs and had a 10-hour battery life.
“With the iPod, Apple has invented a whole new kind of digital music player that lets you put your entire music collection in your pocket and listen anywhere,” he said.
“With the iPod, listening to music will never be the same again.”
Similar MP3 players released by Microsoft and Sony did not enjoy the success of the iPod.
Apple has released five versions of its music player – Classic, Touch, Shuffle, Mini, and Nano.
The company has been phasing out its iPod line in recent years, with cell phone technology that allows customers to listen to music services on their phones.
In 2014, the classic click-wheel model was discontinued, and the Shuffle and Nano were discontinued three years later.
The seventh-generation iPod touch is the only model still on sale to this day.
According to inventor Tony Fadell, without the iPod, there would never be an iPhone or an iPod.
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