Rufe talla

Kasuwancin da ke canzawa mai ƙarfi ya yi tasiri a cikin kayan lantarki na mabukaci - mun binne littattafan yanar gizo, masu tafiya, na hannu suma suna kan raguwa kuma PDAs ƙwaƙwalwar ajiya ce mai nisa. Wataƙila zai ɗauki wasu 'yan shekaru kuma wani nau'in samfurin kuma zai faɗi - 'yan wasan kiɗa. Babu wani tabbataccen nuni tukuna, amma ba dade ko ba dade za mu iya ganin ƙarshen iPods, samfurin da ya taimaka wa Apple haya na biyu a rayuwa.

Apple har yanzu yana kan gaba a fagen wasan kiɗa, iPods har yanzu yana riƙe da kaso na kasuwa kusan 70%. Amma wannan kasuwa yana ƙara ƙarami kuma Apple yana jin shi ma. Yana sayar da ƙananan iPods a kowace shekara, tare da ƙasa da na'urori miliyan 3,5 a cikin kwata na ƙarshe, raguwa 35% daga bara. Kuma wannan yanayin zai yiwu ya ci gaba, kuma nan da nan ko ba dade wannan ɓangaren na kasuwar lantarki zai daina zama mai ban sha'awa ga Apple. Bayan haka, a cikin kwata na ƙarshe, iPods ya ƙididdige kashi biyu kawai na jimlar tallace-tallace.

Duk da haka, Apple yana ba da babban zaɓi na 'yan wasa, ƙira guda huɗu gabaɗaya. Duk da haka, biyu daga cikinsu ba su sami wani sabuntawa ba na dogon lokaci. An gabatar da iPod Classic na ƙarshe a cikin 2009, iPod shuffle shekara guda bayan haka. Bayan duk, Ina da duka biyu model an annabta ƙarshen shekaru biyu da suka wuce. Ba zai zama abin mamaki ba, Classic na iya sauƙin maye gurbin iPod touch tare da mafi girma iya aiki, da kuma shuffle da karami nano, idan Apple ya koma irin wannan zane zuwa 6th tsara. Sauran nau'ikan nau'ikan guda biyu kuma ba su da kyau. Apple yana sabunta su akai-akai, amma sau ɗaya kawai a kowace shekara biyu.

A bayyane yake cewa masu kunna kiɗan suna korar wayoyin hannu kuma na'urori masu amfani guda ɗaya kawai suna da iyakancewa kawai, misali ga 'yan wasa, amma yana ƙara yuwuwa a ga, alal misali, masu gudu da iPhone ɗin da ke daure a hannunsu ta amfani da igiya. Ni kaina na mallaki iPod nano na ƙarni na 6, wanda ban yarda ba, amma kuma ina amfani da shi ne kawai don wasanni, ko kuma gaba ɗaya don ayyukan da wayar hannu ta kasance nauyi a gare ni. Ba zan sayi sabon samfur ba.

Duk da haka, matsalar 'yan wasan kiɗa ba kawai cin abinci ta hannu ba ne, har ma da yadda muke sauraron kiɗa a yau. Shekaru goma da suka gabata, mun sami canji zuwa nau'in dijital. Cassettes da "CDs" sun ƙare, fayilolin MP3 da AAC da aka yi rikodin a cikin ma'ajin mai kunnawa sun yi rinjaye a cikin kiɗa. A yau, muna fuskantar wani mataki na juyin halitta - maimakon mallaka da rikodin kiɗa akan ƴan wasa, mukan jera shi daga Intanet akan kuɗi kaɗan, amma muna da damar zuwa ɗakin karatu mafi girma. Ayyuka irin su Rdio ko Spotify suna girma, akwai kuma iTunes Radio ko Google Play Music. Hatta Apple, wanda ya kawo sauyi kan rarraba wakoki, ya fahimci inda harkar waka ta dosa. Menene amfanin masu kunna kiɗan a wannan zamani tare da kiɗan da aka adana a ciki waɗanda ke buƙatar aiki tare a kowane canji? Yau a zamanin girgije?

Don haka menene Apple zai yi da samfurin da ke ƙara ƙaranci duk da cewa har yanzu yana mamaye kasuwar 'yan wasa? Babu zaɓuɓɓuka da yawa a nan. Da farko, tabbas zai zama raguwar da aka ambata. Wataƙila Apple ba zai kawar da iPod touch kawai ba, saboda ba ɗan wasa ba ne kawai, amma na'urar iOS ce mai cikakken aiki da kuma dokin Apple's Trojan don kasuwar hannu. Tare da sabbin masu sarrafa wasan don iOS 7, taɓawa yana ƙara ma'ana.

Zabi na biyu shine canza mai kunnawa zuwa wani sabon abu. Me ya kamata ya kasance? smartwatch da aka dade ana hasashe shine ingantaccen ɗan takara. Da farko dai, iPod na ƙarni na 6 ya riga ya yi aiki azaman agogon hannu kuma an daidaita shi da shi godiya ga bugun kira mai cikakken allo. Domin smartwatch ya yi nasara, ya kamata ya iya yin abin da ya dace da kansa, kada ya dogara XNUMX% akan haɗin iPhone. Mai kunna kiɗan da aka haɗa zai iya kasancewa ɗaya irin wannan siffa ta keɓe.

Har yanzu zai zama babban amfani ga 'yan wasa waɗanda za su toshe belun kunne kawai a cikin agogon su kuma su saurari kiɗa yayin motsa jiki. Dole ne Apple ya warware haɗin wayar kai don agogon da ke da haɗin kai ya zama mai hana ruwa (akalla a cikin ruwan sama) kuma jack ɗin 3,5 mm baya ƙara girman da yawa, amma wannan ba matsala ba ce. A lokaci guda, iWatch zai sami fasalin da babu wani smartwatch da zai iya yin alfahari. A haɗe tare da, alal misali, pedometer da sauran na'urori masu auna sigina, agogon zai iya zama abin bugawa cikin sauƙi.

Bayan haka, menene Steve Jobs ya jaddada lokacin da ya gabatar da iPhone? Haɗin na'urori uku - waya, mai kunna kiɗa da na'urar intanet - a ɗaya. Anan, Apple zai iya haɗa iPod, mai bin diddigin wasanni, kuma ya ƙara mu'amala ta musamman tare da yuwuwar haɗa wayar.

Ko da yake wannan bayani ba zai koma ga makawa rabo na iPods, shi ba zai bace da yiwuwa ga abin da mutane har yanzu amfani da shi a yau. An rufe makomar iPods, amma gadon su na iya rayuwa, ko a cikin iPhone, iPod touch kadai, ko smartwatch.

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