What next for the iPod touch?

[The Feedster]

Ever since Apple launched the iPod touch last September, it’s been overshadowed by the flashier, whizzier iPhone. It’s almost as if Apple doesn’t really know what to do with it. The truth couldn’t be more different.

In any other timeframe, if there was simply no Apple iPhone, we’d all be praising the iPod touch’s virtues to the hilt. It’s by far and away the most accomplished digital music player you can buy today - and it’s positively packed with features that rivals from Creative, Microsoft and Sansa can only dream of. Let’s take a look at the evidence:

6 reasons to love the iPod touch

What we want next

Apple’s future strategy

There’s no doubt that the iPod - with the iPod touch at its heart - remain central to Apple’s business strategy going forward. Steve Jobs said as much during his WWDC keynote yesterday.

Once all hoopla surround the iPhone 3G has died down, we’d really like to see Apple re-commit to the iPod - and to give the iPod touch the attention is so readily deserves.

Do you think Apple's being unfair to the iPod touch? Are you simply obsessed with the iPhone? Or couldn't you give a stuff about either. Let us know - fire away in the comments below!



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