Will the ipod Survive? Will iphone Kill the ipod?

In 2003, Steve jobs made a big break through in the history of apple by launching the ipod. Steve jobs was on the front cover of all business magazines, accruing the icon status of himself and also apple. Millions of ipods were sold, and whenever there was a contest, there was a ipod given away. I was sometimes inclined to think that these prize givers could have been more creative, but the ipod always attracted folks and was classy by itself. But can the ipod hold its fancy?

In 2007, the apple cult widened with the launch of iphone. Numerous admirers, and yet good percentage of iphone owners. Millions of iphones were sold, but only in few geographic locations. People around the world had to watch the iphone only on their computer screens, and read and just ponder about the magnificent gadget in every blog. With the launch of iphone, there was finally a totally integrated device that was “CAN DO ALL STUFF”. It was an ipod integrated with the phone. With the launch of Iphone 3G, the prices plummeted, but people had to shell out quite a lot of money for the 3G network.

Iphone rules the mobile internet and has dethroned so many other smart phones. There has been a sharp decline in the sales of blackberry and other smartphones. But with all these other competitors, did apple kill the ipod too? The price of the ipod has dropped. Ipod touch was given away for free as a school promotion sales. It was like buying a iphone without the phone functionality for more money.

The 3G network was costly, but the number of iphones getting multifold, service providers will go through the usual curve. The prices of 3G network will drop with more users using iphone3G. The ipod touch did have a redesign in the September event (lets rock) by apple. The ipod got slimmer and prices also dropped to $229, still costlier than the iphone. Is this the final blow? Should the iphone be priced more? This will happen only if apple decides to sell iphones without contracts. Or should ipod be priced lesser? I do nor see the prices coming down, but the volumes will.

Poor ipod, You ll be killed by the iphone!

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