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Goodbye Apple TV 3rd Generation, Welcome 4th Generation.
BY KEN MANBERT SALCEDO
Apple has discontinued the third-generation Apple TV set-top box, with the tech giant quietly removing the device from its online store. The company confirmed the discontinuation of the device to its employees and education partners in an email.
“Effective immediately, Apple TV (3rd generation), MD/199LL/A, has reached end of life and is now discontinued,” the email obtained by 9To5Mac said.“The Apple Supply team is going to fulfill all shippable backlog."
The discontinuation of the device did not come as a surprise, since the company has been gradually phasing it out from its physical stores since early September, according to MacRumors. The set-top box was first released back in 2012, and it received a hardware upgrade a year later. The company is still selling refurbished units of the third-gen device for $59, but supplies are very limited.
This is an indirect message from apple saying "hey.. Why still go for the old? We got the revised version and also a 4th generation don't we?"
Goodbye Apple TV 3rd Generation, Welcome 4th Generation.
BY KEN MANBERT SALCEDO
Apple has discontinued the third-generation Apple TV set-top box, with the tech giant quietly removing the device from its online store. The company confirmed the discontinuation of the device to its employees and education partners in an email.
“Effective immediately, Apple TV (3rd generation), MD/199LL/A, has reached end of life and is now discontinued,” the email obtained by 9To5Mac said.“The Apple Supply team is going to fulfill all shippable backlog."
The discontinuation of the device did not come as a surprise, since the company has been gradually phasing it out from its physical stores since early September, according to MacRumors. The set-top box was first released back in 2012, and it received a hardware upgrade a year later. The company is still selling refurbished units of the third-gen device for $59, but supplies are very limited.
4th generation Apple TV
This is an indirect message from apple saying "hey.. Why still go for the old? We got the revised version and also a 4th generation don't we?"
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