{"id":280916,"date":"2024-05-13T08:09:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T15:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=332211"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:31:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:31:25","slug":"bill-gates-predicted-20-years-ago-that-this-apple-product-would-eventually-disappear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/bill-gates-predicted-20-years-ago-that-this-apple-product-would-eventually-disappear\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Gates predicted 20 years ago that this Apple product would eventually disappear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Apple officially discontinued its entire iPod lineup in 2022, leaving behind the memory of a revolutionary product that had a strong impact on the music and technology industry. We all had an iPod, even if we weren’t fans of Steve Jobs’ company.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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For Apple, it didn’t make much sense to continue selling these devices, since the giant company sold iPhones by the millions and their devices could do practically everything the iPod could and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interestingly, Microsoft founder Bill Gates predicted in 2005 about the future of Apple with their family of music players<\/strong>, stating that they wouldn’t be able to sustain the success of the iPod, but there was a reason behind these bold claims, as you will soon discover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#BillGates<\/a> Predicted iPod's Decline, Underestimated Apple's Smartphone Dominancehttps:\/\/t.co\/2Q48TSlFrr<\/a><\/p>— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) May 13, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>