Wednesday Apple Rumors: Death of Some iPods

Here are your Apple rumors and news items for Wednesday: Apple Discontinuing
iPod Classic, Shuffle: A Wednesday report at TUAW added fuel to the ever-growing
rumor fire that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) is finally going to discontinue the
product that fueled its massive rise during the past decade. During Apples
second-quarter earnings call in July, the company mentioned it planned a major
product transition for the fall. TUAW s sources claim this transition will be
the phasing out of Apples original hard drive-based iPod model, the iPod Classic
, and its offshoot, the iPod Shuffle. The report emphasizes that its source is
not a market analyst, indicating that someone within Apple is hinting that the
iPod Touch finally will be the only iPod product on shelves by the end of the
year. T-Mobile Consoles iPhone-less Customers: Sprint (NYSE: S ), AT&T (NYSE: T
) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ ) will have the iPhone 5 on their networks when the
phone releases in October. T-Mobile USA will not. According to a report at
MacRumors , Chief Marketing Officer Cole Brodman confirmed on Sept. 20 that his
company will not be offering the iPhone 5 . Sensing dissention amongst its
subscriber ranks, T-Mobile issued a letter on Tuesday to mollify customers
hungry for Apple goods. Penned by Brodman, the note thanks T-Mobiles customers
for their business, reiterates that the company loves both Apple and the iPhone,
and says the telecom is interested in offering all of our customers a
no-compromises iPhone experience. The shorter version: Its not out fault, please
keep giving us money. Apple Not Too Happy With Verizon About Samsung: Verizon
filed an amicus brief last week to back up Samsung (PINK: SSNLF ) in its ongoing
legal battles with Apple over patent infringing smartphones and tablets. The
brief argued that Apples attempts to block the sale of Galaxy Tab tablets and
Galaxy smartphones is not in the publics interest. Unsurprisingly, Apple isnt
thrilled with Verizon. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company asked the court to
dismiss Verizons filing on Wednesday according to a report at FOSS Patents (via
Apple Insider ). If the court doesnt agree to throw out Verizons brief, Apple
has requested to submit a response to its claims by Oct. 6. Anthony John Agnello
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