Could the iPod Be On Its Deathbed?
Last gasp
Technology • July 2011 • Views: 1,581
If sales of Apple’s iPod are any indication, the heyday of the MP3 player is over and done with.
iPod sales have been steadily declining since their peak at 22.7 million in December 2008, and analysts estimate another 7.2 percent drop over the quarter that just ended.
Apple still commands 70 percent of the MP3 player market, but it’s clear that other mobile devices, namely smartphones and tablets, can do the job of an MP3 player (while performing a myriad of other functions, too).
