Music to our ears?
Apple has reassured music fans that it has ‘no plans' to kill off its popular iPod Classic model.
There has been a lot of speculation that Apple was planning on culling the long-established MP3 player but Apple's CEO Steve Jobs has responded to a fan's enquiry to put a stop to such rumours, MacRumors reported.
One of the readers of the MacRumors website said he had emailed Jobs in September to ask about the fate of the iPod Classic, after it did not get an update along with the rest of the iPod family and had just got a reply.
The email reportedly looked like this:
Q: Hello, I've heard a LOT of speculation that Apple is looking to kill the iPod Classic because it wasn't updated on Sept. 1st, and that a lot of people would rather Touch. The iPod Classic is probably the best iPod in the line. PLEASE DON'T KILL IT!!!
A: We have no plans to.
The site has had a good look at the email and reckons it is legitimate. There is now excitement from some fans of the iPod Classic that a refresh might happen as 220GB hard drives are now reportedly available from Toshiba.
Fans of the straight-forward, high-capacity MP3 player might now be hoping Apple refreshes the legendary model at its September iPod event, if not before.
Rumours of the iPod Classic's demise kicked off at the time of the last iPod re-fresh and reportedly intensified in recent weeks as it was believed that supplies were running low.
The Guardian last week published a retrospective on Apple's music player to celebrate it being on the market for 10 years, which caused rumours of Apple cutting its Classic player to intensify.
While the 160GB iPod Classic is still available to buy for now it has not been refreshed since September 2009.
