元器件交易网讯  4月23日消息，据外媒报道，投行Susquehanna Financial Group分析师Christopher Caso称，苹果iWatch将取代iPod，预计iPod今年不会再更新。

　　Christopher Caso的研究重申此前关于iWatch的分析报告，称苹果2014年第四季度将生产两个屏幕尺寸的手表。

　　Caso说，苹果的出货目标仅500-600万部，但是相信iWatch将取代在消费部分产品iPod，苹果将降低iPod销量，而让客户选择iWatch。这份报告称，iPod预计今年不会再更新了。

　　苹果CEO蒂姆库克今年早期称，iPod业务在下滑，2013年其销售额从2008年超过80亿美元的峰值下滑到50亿美元。苹果iPod产品阵容自2012年秋季以来还没有看到产品更新，除了轻微的颜色改变来搭配苹果其它便携式产品。iPod Classic 7年内都没有更新。

　　苹果正在努力生产各种价格的产品，从49美元的iPod Shuffle到799美元的128GB版iPad Air，再到各种Mac产品。

　　（元器件交易网董蕾 译）

　　外媒原文如下：

　　A research note (via Barrons) from Christopher Caso, an analyst with Susquehanna Financial Group, reiterates previous analyst reporting about the iWatch, saying Apple is looking to enter production with a pair of screen sizes in the fourth quarter of 2014.

　　Caso says Apple has production targets of 5-6 million units, but believes the iWatch will "essentially replace the iPod in the consumer portion of AAPL's product lineup" and will see lowered iPod sales as a result of customers choosing the iWatch instead. The note says the iPod is not expected to be updated this year.

　　Apple CEO Tim Cook said earlier this year that the iPod "is a declining business", with sales dropping to under $5 billion in 2013, down from a peak of more than $8 billion in 2008. Apple's iPod lineup has not seen a significant update since Fall 2012, other than a minor color change to match the rest of Apple's portable offerings. The iPod Classic has not been updated in several years.

　　Apple has worked hard to have products at a variety of price points, from the $49 iPod Shuffle up to the 128GB iPad Air at $799, and then to the various Mac products.