Is The Time Right For Phone-Music Player Hybrids?

The Rokr E1 holds a mere 100 songs, but that may not be a problem according to a study by Solutions Research Group. “Even though some standalone players can hold as many as 15,000 songs, the average user of a high-capacity digital music device stores only 375 songs, the study found. One out of every four players holds between 100 and 499 songs, while 25 percent have 500 songs stored on them. Half of those surveyed said their digital music player holds fewer than 100 songs. That’s a good sign for the phone unveiled by Motorola and Apple, which should store about 100 songs.”
Well, “music phones” will appeal most to people who want to listen to a few songs on the way to work (or something) rather than serious music junkies, who will always go for a dedicated device.
“Apple could offer a special on downloading songs from iTunes with the purchase of a cell phone and the plan,” said Tim Deal, an analyst at Technology Business Research. “Clearly, we are talking about a computer-based solution using iTunes and not a download service via the carrier. Apple wants to make sure that the business model works first, before it develops its wireless world.” — It will be interesting to see if that happens.
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