While Apple continues to line up 3rd-party retailers, discount chain Costco is bailing out. The Seattle Times reports that Costco will begin to phase out all Apple products, though a timeline was not given. The retailer has been selling iPods and pre-paid iTunes gift cards for years. However, Apple did not allow Costco to sell its products online. Nor did the store offer a significant discount on either. The Times reports that both partners “agreed to wind down.” We can only assume that these issues contributed to the change.
If you’ve got “buy an iPod from Costco” on your holiday to-do list, you best hop to it. When the current stock is gone, it will be gone for good.
[Via Benzinga]
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