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Woz says Apple’s iPod has run its course

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 · 3:41 pm · 64 Comments

“In an exclusive interview with the Telegraph, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak wonders how long the iPod can stay on top spot, laments the limitations of the iPhone 3G, agrees with the downgrade on Apple shares and believes that Web 2.0 revolution has been over-financed and could lead to mini-crash in technology stocks,” Rupert Neate reports for The Telegraph.

Read Neate’s full interview with Woz here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "MacVicat" for the heads up.]

MacDailyNews Take: As Neate notes, Woz “has been ‘basically retired’ from Apple since 1987.” ‘Nuff said.

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Missy Pants

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 3:45 pm · Reply

Really?!
And I was just about to buy another iPod Touch.
Well, guess I’ll get me a Sansa-Something, or one of them bleeding-edge Zune-a-ma-bobbies that are so cool, even the kids haven’t caught on to ‘em yet …
(I heard they’re “Crack-a-lackin’” !)
The Velvet Hammer

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 3:45 pm · Reply

Look… I love Woz… LOVE HIM. He’s the reason I use a computer… but seriously. Woz… you’ve been out of touch in tech for the past 15 years.

But I still love Woz.
Buster

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 3:54 pm · Reply

Shut the hell up Woz and play with your stupid segway and let the adults get back to work.
woz

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 3:58 pm · Reply

dated K griffin

or what ever

like

woz

take some acid and shut up
TowerTone

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:02 pm · Reply

In other news-
Barney Frank says Economy has Shot its Wad….
Jimbo von Winskinheimer

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:02 pm · Reply

Hmm, the headline is not quite was was written in the article:

I begin to wonder whether he was even briefed by the Apple press office when he predicts the imminent death of the company’s most popular product, the iPod.

“The iPod has sort of lived a long life at number one,” he says. “Things like, that if you look back to transistor radios and Walkmans, they kind of die out after a while.

“It’s kind of like everyone has got one or two or three. You get to a point when they are on display everywhere, they get real cheap and they are not selling as much.”

He doesn’t really say that the iPod has run its course.
Pete

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:04 pm · Reply

Please people, be considerate. Times are tough. People will say anything for money. Woz must have lost his polo shirt.
Mac-nugget

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:05 pm · Reply

Woz has ran his course.
HMCIV

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:07 pm · Reply

“a mini-crash in technology stocks”

Is that on top of the Wall Street Collapse of everything or is this something else?
CheeseWozOnACracker

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:20 pm · Reply

With out Steve Jobs Woz would be stuck in some dead-end middle management job overseeing the the next failed product at HP.
Jimbo von Winskinheimer

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:24 pm · Reply

Thank you Tower Tone, for injecting your political opinion in yet another Mac-related forum. Look back at today’s forums. For nearly every story on Mac Daily News, you can see some loser bitter Republican making some political statement. Great, I guess we can look forward to this for another 4-8 years? Please, keep your bitter whining to yourselves, or take it to a political forum.
Demon

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:24 pm · Reply

I love Woz. But he’s been out of touch with the industry too long and he doesn’t understand the consumer electronics industry at all. If the iPod were strictly a computer device he night be close to correct but, the iPod is the replacement for the CD Player, in peoples home, car and personal entertainment systems. The next phase in the iPod evolution has not been released on the world. Apple does have a plan and a schedule that only the top people know but, there is an evolution plan, expect it to start playing out in the next few years.
Bob Nies

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:24 pm · Reply

Really strange commentary… who believes that iPods will stop selling by the millions for the forseeable future. They will continue to evolve on the high end.

Clearly on the low end we are at base and who will compete on price when Apple has such tremendous leverage based on scale… assumes that capacity will continue grow per industry standards.

Whole article is a puff piece that says nothing that everyone already knows.
x

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:25 pm · Reply

Ahhhh. I just farted.
Cracker please . . .

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:29 pm · Reply

I see his point. The walkman was the shiznit. But where the Walkman and iPod begin to no longer share parallels is that the Walkman was a dead end. How much can you do with a tape player? Add radio. Auto reverse. Oh yeah, base boost. What’s left? Nothing. New cases, slimmer look. Yup, forgot EQ. That was huge.

The iPod has continued to evolve like no other music device ever. Take a look back at the original iPod, then look at the iPod touch. They both play music, but they are totally different. It is that endless pushing of the envelope and never resting that has kept the iPod on top and will continue to do so.

Hey, I admire Wos for what he contributed to the world, but what has he done lately that has changed the world? I rest my case.

Oh yeah, mini-crash on on tech stocks? And going from $270 a share to $90.22 isn’t a crash? WTF?
Apple users indeed

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:31 pm · Reply

You guys need to get your heads out of your ass and actually read the article and not what MDN posts. MDN has a nice habit of posting bits of articles that point out negatives and not what the actual article is about, and in some cases nothing to do with it at all. Its unbelievable that you guys would bash Woz, the guy who built this company. He was the maker of the machine, Jobs was the business front that got it off the ground.

MDN is pathetic for making such a comment against him.
crying . . .

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:33 pm · Reply

I mean $89.16 a share ;( PLEASE GOD MAKE THE BLEEDING STOP!

Well at least I didn’t have google stock . . . . . suckers. -$25.20 today alone. OUCH!
Botvinnik

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:37 pm · Reply

iPod has run its course, that market is saturated. This is not news.
Hello Kitty

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:38 pm · Reply

Cracker, Apple stock was never at 270. It’s high was about $200.
Cracker please . . .

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:42 pm · Reply

@Hello Kitty

What? Never $270? DUDE, I got ripped off! Lessons learned kids, never buy tech stocks from a guy in a bar.
TowerTone

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:42 pm · Reply

Jimbo
That’s called humor.
Thanks for injecting you head up your ass.
Why don’t you pull it out and relax, maybe laugh every now and then.

Here, if SNL makes fun, it’s bound to be OK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3igb71c_XI
Mommy

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:48 pm · Reply

TowerTone! What did I say about that potty mouth of yours.

It is not Jimbo’s fault that he didn’t get your little joke, or anyone else for that matter.

Now go play nice with the other kids before I have to water board you and send you off to a secret prison.
PT

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:49 pm · Reply

take a look at the nasdaq for 10/7 -> 5% drop….seems Woz was right on the money
ericdano

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:51 pm · Reply

Woz sucks. He has no clue about anything.
bginna

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 4:51 pm · Reply

Seems most posters did not even bother to read the article. You guys really are a piece of work.

and TowerTone – if that is humor, keep the day job (if ya got one).