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So much for the facts, now for some rampant speculation: Apple's new iPod, or iPods, could include many of the features introduced with Apple's iPhone June 29, such as a large, touch-sensitive display, which isn't available on today's iPods (unless you count the iPhone).
FORBES: The Next iPod
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Palm's actions makes it seem like there are no other ways for a device to interact with iTunes, and the company's outraged response to Apple blocking the Pre make it seem like Apple is wrong for forbidding non-iPod devices from masquerading as iPods.
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After all, sales of the older, classic iPods are falling, cannibalized by sales of touch-screen iPod touch and iPhones.
FORBES: Connect
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The iPod Camera Connector is not supported for use with older iPods.
ENGADGET: iPod Camera Connector supports iPod photo only, media readers, and USB host?
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Only the iPod photo is supported, despite earlier hopes that older generation iPods might be able to use the connector.
ENGADGET: iPod Camera Connector supports iPod photo only, media readers, and USB host?
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By contrast, Bernstein expects Apple iPod sales will grow just 6% to 22.4 million iPods over the year-ago period.
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Cringely is floating the idea that sooner or later Apple is going to license the iPod to other manufacturers and get out of the business of selling iPods (you have to scroll down to the bottom of his most recent column).
ENGADGET: Cringely thinks Apple's going to stop making iPods
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In 2001, it was the iPod, followed in 2004 by major innovations in a new generation of iPods, the iPhone in 2007 and the iPad in 2010.
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Cringely thinks that the long term profit margins on iTunes downloads are better and more scalable than for hardware, so he thinks that they'll start letting other companies make iPod clones that are compatible with the iTunes Music Store and then stop making their own iPods to focus entirely on selling downloads.
ENGADGET: Cringely thinks Apple's going to stop making iPods