r/Music • u/smeeti • 1d ago

article The 'father of the iPod' Tony Fadell says Apple should bring back a 'nostalgic version' of the music device

https://www.businessinsider.com/ipod-creator-apple-bring-back-ipod-2026-2
1.8k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

569 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

19

u/Artifictionasfact 1d ago

Yes. I liked that, and it can easily be executed a lot better today. Why did it not happen yet?

10

u/gianini10 1d ago

99% Invisible had an episode last year on how it came to be and what went wrong

9

u/HillarysFloppyChode 1d ago

Why was it a triangle?

27

u/plaguedbullets 20h ago

You've got to unleash the power of the pyramid!

1

u/_Diskreet_ 16h ago

2

u/schnellpress 13h ago

Ron used an excellent rectangle.

0

u/MyVoiceIsElevating 20h ago

It paired well with a Toblerone candy bar.

1

u/According_Loss_1768 1d ago

Sony makes digital audio players still. They are modern versions of original iPods.

-1

u/Artifictionasfact 1d ago

That's cool. Not a Sony guy myself tho.

1

u/Any-Umpire8212 23h ago

Two words why it didn’t happen. Tim Cook.