Apple’s Classic iPod (pictured) has been silently removed from the tech firm's online store It managed to hold on for seven years, but the final generation of Apple’s Classic iPod has been silently killed off. The Classic was the Apple’s first digital music player, and although the original debuted in 2001, there were six generations released up until 2007. When Apple’s online store came back online yesterday, following its iPhone 6 event, this later model was missing from the iPod lineup. Apple did not make any formal announcement about ceasing the line. According to an earnings report earlier this year, Apple's iPod Classic sales in the final quarter of 2013 had dropped 52 per cent year-on-year.
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Apple’s iPod Classic was the tech giant’s first digital music player
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Original model launched in 2001 and there were six generations up until 2007
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When Apple’s online store refreshed yesterday, the model was missing
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Apple did not make any formal announcement about ceasing the line
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Sales of the iPod have been declining since its peak in 2008
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At the start of the year, iPod sales contributed 2% of Apple's overall income
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