This we can say that it was an announced end and it is that a long time ago these iPods weren't getting any updates. It is clear to think that these computers could be the entry point for many users who simply want to listen to music, but with the iPod Touch they will have to stay if they want to buy an iPod today.
The iPod Nano y iPod Shuffle have been removed by Apple and they are not expected to reappear anytime soon. When you access the Apple website online in the Music section of any country, only the possibility of buying iPod Touch appears.
In this sense, it seems normal to us after having the iPod Shuffle in the store since 2010 and the iPod Nano since October 2012. In this sense, the life of these players has been really long considering that today any user has on your smartphone everything you need to listen to your music, so it was something that had to happen and Apple wanted that day to be today.
So the main reason for these devices to come to an end is obviously sales. In recent years, sales have not been good and this is reason enough for Apple to leave them out of the product catalog. The iPod Nano boasts Weathered 7 generations of computers and the iPod Shuffle 4 model, in this second the updates stopped being carried out before in the Nano model that already added a small screen.
iPod Touch holds the stake
For now the only one who is saved is the model that most resembles an iPhone, a model that It starts at a price of 229 euros for the 32GB model and 339 euros for the 128GB model. This iPod Touch has a bit more market than the Shuffle and Nano due to the size of its 4-inch screen, the A8 chip which mounts the iPhone 6 and the 8 MP rear camera. Actually, the last update for this iPod model more similar to the iPhone, dates from the year 2015 so we are not facing a recently updated model but we are sure it will last in the catalog for a few more years.