Why the death of the iPod nano is also the end of a gadget era

".. . But ultimately, while the iPod may have helped to rebuild Apple, the classic music player no longer fits with the company's direction. Gadgets are no longer just gadgets for most tech firms; they're hardware portals to a broad range of services. Apple is more focused on services than ever — Apple Music, Apple Health, the App Store, Apple TV. Devices that you could theoretically load up once and never need to connect to Apple again? That's not a service play..."

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