For Apple, five-year-old technologies are dead throwaways. Computers and devices that are at least five years old are no longer deserving of support and need to be replaced by their owners.
Just like the Windows phones, Microsoft’s Zune music players were well-received by those who took a chance at it. On the device level, it was just as easy to use as the iPod with a few features that iPod users would like and laugh at.