Is the iconic Apple iPod Classic destined to join the Sony Walkman in the mobile music player graveyard this autumn? Rumours abound that it may.
Sales of the popular music player have been declining ever since Apple introduced other devices including the iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle, and iPod Touch - even the iPhone can serve as an MP3 player. Once hailed as the device that resuscitated the Cupertino, Calif.-based company, the iPod Classic, a descendant of the original iPod, now seems past its expiration date when compared with other Apple devices.
Analysts are ringing the iPod Classic death knell, but the chief of all things Mac, Steve Jobs, has publicly stated there are no plans to discontinue the iPod Classic. It's not the first time such rumours have surfaced. When touchscreen iPods were unveiled in 2009, it was suggested the iPod Classic would go for the high jump. Again in 2010 it was widely believed the iPod Classic would go the way of the square wheel. Instead, Apple upgraded the device's memory from 120 GB to 160 GB last year.
Nothing lasts forever, especially in the electronics world. For now, it appears the iPod Classic will remain with us. But as Apple users increasingly turn to iPads, iPhones and other iPod variations to listen to music, it's but a relatively short matter of time before a proper "iEulogy" is delivered.
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