Those folks at Apple have done a great job on the new iPod, well not a massive surprise there.

It's basically a cut down iPhone - great! But the clever part is how they're really showing choice. There's something for everyone, even the basic shuffle is cool.

It's always a challenge to deal with a whole bunch of different consumers - and here the price points are considerably different. You either create segments or build a somewhat diluted proposition that is everything to everybody.

The naming works perfectly. The latest offering isn't iPod 2 or something that simply (sure it will over time) replaces the current iPod, but by adding the 'touch' descriptor it is differentated from the rest in the range, without alienating them.

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