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December 09, 2006
Future iPod Expectations
Apple iPod 2007
According to AppleInsider, check out this link, Apple is planning to unveil three new iPod models for upcoming 2007. Two of these models still remain pretty anonymous; however, the third one has a little but more information surrounding it. This third iPod is supposed to be a video-centric model that will either supplement or replace the aging fifth generation iPods. However, many sources at Apple are telling AppleInsider that Steve Jobs, CEO and founder of Apple, is not yet ready to put forth the necessary resources in order to bring this "true-video" iPod to the marketplace. However, if there was ever going to be an unveiling of this iPod, it would be at MacWorld, an all Apple event that takes place two weeks into January.
Personally, I am somewhat skeptical of all these new iPods coming to the market. I mean, you have the big iPods for those people that want to watch videos, and you have the Nano iPods for those who want something really small and sleek, and then you have the iPod Shuffle for those who just wanted an MP3 player but bought theirs from Apple. I mean, I honestly don't know what else Apple could come up with that wouldn't involve themselves cannibalizing their sales. If a new iPod comes out that let's say is less than the video iPod but offers better features, then Apple will lose the sales it would have received from the video iPod for the less profitable iPod. I honestly don't know what is going to happen, but I can tell you this, Apple is probably making a product that will blow most of their competition out of the water, just like they have always done.
Posted by cheek at December 9, 2006 02:14 PM