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Monday, October 04, 2004, 10:00 am
Apple discontinues dock for 3G iPods
As the success of Apple's new 4th generation iPod continues to mount, the company said it will no longer offer its docking station for the previous generation of the digital music player.Apple Computer this week quietly informed its marketing affiliates that it has halted the production and sale of its docking station for the 3rd generation iPods, AppleInsider has learned.
A note distributed by the company's market division announced that the dock should be considered EOL (end-of-life), effective immediately. The product is referenced by Apple manufacturer number M9130G/A.
Apple also said that it will no longer accept orders for the dock and will cancel all orders currently on backlog. Additionally, the company said there will be no order conversion on pending sales and shipments of the dock.
Last month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded Apple with a patent for the 3rd generation iPod dock, which the computer maker filed for in April of 2003.
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I thought the 3g & 4g iPods used the same dock... Hmm. Guess I'll have to go find one before they disappear.
I thought the 3g & 4g iPods used the same dock... Hmm. Guess I'll have to go find one before they disappear.
Apparently the 3Gs do work with the 4G dock.
All right! Time to make some money selling mine on eBay!
Weird. Even if 3Gs work with the 4G dock, it's weird not to convert the orders.
And if they don't, third parties are ready to step up if the demand is there.
well if the 4g ipod is thinner than the 3g one it might not fit.
Quietly eh? Like called them up and whispered over the phone. "Oh and btw, psssst. We cancelled the 3G dock. Later"
well, there goes the christmas gift idea for the girlfriend. Unless I find it in a retailer.
This is weird. It would seem like that both 3G and 4G iPods could work on the same dock. It's not like this dock is a complex device here.
I wonder if there is a new dock coming?
Mike
Since the 4G got thinner, the dock connector on the 3G and the 4G are not in the same exact place. You could use the same docks but the iPods would not sit correctly.
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Way to go patent office! I guess they technically awarded the patent before the device was officially obsolete, but still...