Categories: iPhone Thoughts

Product Cannibalization: is iPhone losing Sales Because of iPod?

Check out these uniquely awesome ✔️ iPhone gadgets & gizmos

The industry experts have long talked about the fictitious products that will eventually challenge iPod and Apple. Of course, after a couple of years, nobody is really close to creating an iPod killer. Zune, Creative Zen, and … have all failed to effectively challenge Apple’s dominance in music device market. But has Apple intentionally/unintentionally cannibalized its products by introducing iPhone and iPod touch in the same year?

It certainly seems so. If you remember, when Apple introduced iPhone last year, many bought iPhone to use it as a glorified iPod. In other words, these guys did not want to buy into the expensive iPhone plans and found the $499 or $599 original price to be fair for a “glorified” iPod. Soon enough, Apple released their iPod touch line, and that became effectively the top dog in the iPod family. But iPhone and iPod touch have many similarities that make people seriously question whether they want a Phone or a Digital Content player. In essence, by borrowing features from iPhone, iPod touch is not able to effectively differentiate itself. I wonder if it would’ve been better for Apple to delay the iPod touch line’s release to see what would happen.

Don’t get me wrong. iPhone has had a great year, but I wonder if the market has enough capacity for both iPod touch and iPhone.

*Our articles may contain aff links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Please read our disclaimer on how we fund this site.

Share

Recent Posts

Chatmaster Cube ChatGPT / Alexa Powered Speaker

When it comes to smart speakers, a lot of people have invested in in Alexa…

53 mins ago

INKSI-01 App Connected Handheld Printer for Any Surface

Your fancy printer can't print on a cup or skin easily. For that, you are…

18 hours ago

BLUETTI Handsfree 2 Solar Backpack Power Station

There are plenty of power stations that can keep your devices going in case of…

21 hours ago

Sidekick Spatial AI App for Vision Pro

Those of you who have adopted the Vision Pro wish it had more apps. Developers…

1 day ago

2 Cool Spatial Golf Apps for Vision Pro

The Vision Pro has been around for long enough for developers to introduce all kinds…

2 days ago

6 Must See Find My Compatible Gadgets

The Find My app is a wonderful tool for finding your devices. It not only…

3 days ago