http://gigaom.com/apple/the-obsolescence-of-ipod/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/apple/the-obsolescence-of-ipod/#comment-304267 Sun, 13 Aug 2006 20:41:24 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2004/12/22/the-obsolescence-of-ipod/#comment-304267 convenience vs. quality. yahoo vs. google. windows vs. macintosch. some people care about convenience others choose quality. this is simply going to give more people more options.

]]> http://gigaom.com/apple/the-obsolescence-of-ipod/#comment-304266 Mon, 27 Dec 2004 20:08:56 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2004/12/22/the-obsolescence-of-ipod/#comment-304266 Consumers have *never* opted for one device! OK, except for clock radios. The converged device argument is so tired. Nowhere is it more apparent than in the explosion of single-use devices currently going. Sure, mobile phones will be able to store and play some music, possibly a lot of music, but iPods will get even better and better at what it specializes in. Mobile phone advocates cannot get over the fact that there’s one and only one killer app for cell phones: voice.

]]> http://gigaom.com/apple/the-obsolescence-of-ipod/#comment-304265 Thu, 23 Dec 2004 04:54:30 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2004/12/22/the-obsolescence-of-ipod/#comment-304265 It’s probably goes beyond “narrow focus”, and maybe that doesn’t really apply in this case. It’s probably more about convergence. Some believe in it, others don’t. Didn’t Jobs comment on that once? I seem to recall he doesn’t believe in it.

]]> http://gigaom.com/apple/the-obsolescence-of-ipod/#comment-304264 Thu, 23 Dec 2004 04:46:35 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2004/12/22/the-obsolescence-of-ipod/#comment-304264 I think you’re right on the money, especially with the battery comment. I get a little over three hours’ talk time with my Sanyo. That’s without having to power a hard drive in addition to all the other crap it does.

]]> http://gigaom.com/apple/the-obsolescence-of-ipod/#comment-304263 Thu, 23 Dec 2004 04:31:05 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2004/12/22/the-obsolescence-of-ipod/#comment-304263 It seems some sites have a very narrow focus (like cell phones) and try to shoehorn every new thing/technology through that device. Probably not going to happen for the reasons you’ve outlined.
I guess my question is…my cell phone battery is lousy, doesn’t really have enough juice for it’s intended purpose over a sustainable period of time. What happens if I start listening to music? I’m just not going to carry around a pocketful of batteries.

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