So what are the chances Apple starts making iPods again? It’s getting more and more traction. It’d absolutely make a profit. The only thing that’d stop them from doing it is that it’d be weird.
The Reason Why the iPod Is So Popular In 2024
Submitted 2 months ago by mesamunefire@lemmy.world to videos@lemmy.world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdNzkcuvZng
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HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
ch00f@lemmy.world 2 months ago
MP3 players are commodities now. Anyone who just wants iPod functionality can get it cheap, and there are even upmarket options for audio files with support for things like low impedance headphones that the iPod never supported.
There’s just not enough room in the market for Apple to re-insert themselves.
Also, they’d never ship a product that couldn’t somehow use AppleMusic.
goatmeal@midwest.social 2 months ago
I still use mine from time to time, but am kinda out of the torrenting game and stuck with my old music. What are people using to get songs now a days?
mesamunefire@lemmy.world 2 months ago
My go-tos are (in order of success):
- Going to the library
- Going on bandcamp to support artists.
- Archive.org
- Youtube-dl or other such services.
I haven’t had any issues for a long time now.
goatmeal@midwest.social 2 months ago
Really helpful, thanks!
capital@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Torrent tracker, CDs, and Bandcamp. For me, anyway.
can@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Late, but try soulseek p2p using the Nicotine+ client or Seeker on Android.
DmMacniel@feddit.org 2 months ago
dedicated devices are nice, and always have been :)
mesamunefire@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I would rather have one device that does one thing well, than a device that can kinda do 100 things I want but not well at all.
…plus you can put Linux/rockbox on iPods and it’s stupid easy to get them running again.