It’s October 2024, it’s time for Apple to add devices removed from sale exactly 7 (obsolete) and 5 years (vintage) to its list of obsolete and vintage products. For September 2024, there are two iPods, an iPhone, an iPad and a MacBook.
A list that grows from year to year
It’s the end of an era, that of the iPod. Apple added the 7th generation iPod nano and 4th generation iPod shuffle to its list of obsolete devices. The last ones alive. A list in which we find all Apple products seven years after the end of their marketing.
Released nine years ago, in 2015, these two iPods were withdrawn from the market in 2017, so seven years ago now. Obsolete also means banned from the Apple Store. In fact, being on this list means no longer being eligible for repairs in stores and even in Apple authorized service centers.
Furthermore, we find the legendary iPhone 6 which joins the cemetery, sorry the list. Released in 2014, he deserved to retire. Finally, the 6th generation iPad (2018) and the 12-inch MacBook (2015) join the list of vintage devices. This is the stage just before being obsolete at Apple and which welcomes products that the brand has no longer sold for five years.
