10-17-2014, 06:44 PM
MGS_forgot_password wrote:
No competition in the iPod space leads to a stagnant market. Apple has no need to upgrade when it can still charge premium prices for 2012 hardware.
There is innumerable competition. From small tablets, to inexpensive phones, to the 3DS, etc. The device simply is not competitive with Apple's other products, let alone the competitors on the market. The best bang for your buck is an inexpensive unactivated cell phone. No plan to worry about and the phone otherwise works the same as an iPod touch. $60 Boost Moto G is hard to beat, even with no SD card slot and only 8GB internal. One of the other newer models would be even better. Sharp Aquos Crystal is a heck of a device with killer looks and costs $150 on Boost. Very mid range of course, not a flagship device. Since many games/apps are cross platform, the iPod touch does need a revamp or price cut or might end up a dead end product.
All of which saddens me because I was a big iPod touch booster back in the day. I once called it the "iPhone done right" as the specs were so similar in the first two or three revisions and it was so much cheaper than the iPhone.