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Iminyaka eyishumi nantathu. Wayekhanya ekhasini elikhulu isikhathi eside Apple.com uphawu lwe-iPod. Lo mdlali wodumo, wethulwa okokuqala ngqa ngo-2001, usedayise amayunithi angaba yizigidi ezingu-400 ngezinhlobo ezahlukene. Ijika lokuthengisa le-iPod belilokhu lehla kakhulu iminyaka embalwa manje, futhi unyaka nonyaka kulindeleke ukuthi isiphetho sabo esiqondile sifike. 2015 kungaba kalula nje.

Uma uvula i-Apple.com, ngeke usayibona i-iPod kubha ephezulu. Isikhundla sayo esikhethekile sithathwe isevisi entsha yokusakaza umculo, okuyinto kule ndawo ikusasa hhayi le-Apple kuphela, kodwa lemboni yonke yomculo. Lapho-ke lapho upheqa ekhasini elimayelana ne-Apple Music, uzohlangana nama-iPod ekugcineni kwawo.

I-iPod shuffle, i-iPod nano, i-iPod touch kanye nesiqubulo esithi “Umculo owuthandayo. Emgaqweni". Kodwa okuphindwe kathathu ngemva kwalo mbhalo kubonisa inothi lokuthi isevisi entsha yomculo i-Apple Music ngeke itholakale ku-iPod nano noma shova. Ngasikhathi sinye, ama-iPod angabheka kuwo njengendlela yokugcina.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, akumangalisi ukuthi inkathi ekhazimulayo yama-iPods isiphela. Amadivayisi aklanyelwe ngokukhethekile ukulalela umculo ayeke ukuthakasela amakhasimende, wonke umuntu uncamela ukuthenga i-iPhone ngokushesha, lapho inakho - njengoba uSteve Jobs achaza ngo-2007 ngenkathi yethulwa - amadivayisi amathathu kweyodwa, okuhlanganisa nesidlali somculo. Futhi manje i-iPhone ingenza okwengeziwe.

Njengamakhasimende, i-Apple yagcina ilahlekelwe isithakazelo kuma-iPod. Amamodeli amasha okugcina ethulwa cishe eminyakeni emithathu edlule, kusukela ngaleso sikhathi athengiswa kuphela esitokweni, futhi ngokuvamile yi-Apple kuphela eyenza lokho. Awukwazi ukuthola ama-iPod kwenye indawo. Asisabatholi nasemiphumeleni yezezimali yekota yenkampani, ngoba basesikhundleni esiphansi kakhulu uma beqhathaniswa nama-iPhone, ama-iPads noma ama-Mac abangakufanele ngisho nokukhuluma ngawo.

Empeleni, konke kwakulindelekile futhi i-Apple yathatha esinye isinyathelo sokuqinisekisa. Njengoba - noma kubonakala manje - ikusasa lomculo lisekusakazweni futhi ama-iPod ngeke awusekele, ayikho indawo yawo.

Kunjalo, i-iPod shuffle yamanje kanye ne-nano ayikwazanga ukusakaza ngenxa nje yokuthi ayinayo i-inthanethi, kodwa i-Apple ayisaliboni ithemba ngisho nange-iPod touch. I-iPhone eyake yathandwa kakhulu "encishiwe" ngaphandle kokushaya ucingo ayenzi mqondo omkhulu nanamuhla.

Esinye isitembu sokuqinisekisa ekugcineni kwama-iPod singanikezwa Indaba entsha ye-Apple. Ehlobo, zizokwenziwa zibe yisimanjemanje, zincike kancane emhlabeni wokunethezeka nemfashini, ikakhulukazi ngenxa ye-Watch, futhi kungenzeka ukuthi ama-iPod ngeke esayithola indawo yawo emashalofini. Kunzima ukusho ukuthi i-Apple izothengisa nini i-inventory yayo, kodwa i-2015 ingaba lapho ithengisa i-iPod yokugcina.

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