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My iPhone mini + Plexamp does it for me! Small, practical, and with my digital music collection! ❤️

People largely abandon the iPod after a certain point. They were opting for the iPhone that could do what the iPod did with the added benefit of having a cellular line. If they sold well enough it would still be around.

The reason it's gone is because they figured out maximum revenue generation with other devices.

We all have a media player in our pockets or hands right now.

2/ … of not having to tote around slipcases of CDs; etc. After all that, APL blew up this post-CD world & I’m glad they did. Two devices became one, costs went down, new liked music discovery up, portability, Bluetooth, & so on. RATM Freedom yell x20! Yeah!

Noisy pigeons making (justifiable) noise about phone notification hell do not make for a winning biz plan. CDs are the best way to “own” music but are SO EXPENSIVE. Remember the freedom of iTunes, buying only the songs you want; iPod tethered to desktop/laptop; the freedom of not 1/

America is the land of mass consumerism and marketing. Bring back the iPod, show the desired need right before Christmas when everyone is looking for the newest gadget within budget, don’t put AI on it, and watch people line up for an iPod. Apple needs a different gadget besides upgraded iPhones.

Fixed mine. Easy peasy. Use it everday.