Music Phones Want to Be Free

Iria · May 29, 2006, 05:23 PM

Source: Wired News
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For years, people have been speculating about the two possible futures of portable devices. Are they going to continue to be somewhat specialized, or will we end up with one device that does everything? From the music fan's perspective, the core dilemma is a practical one: whether to replace iPods with cell phones that can play music.

Although conventional industry wisdom is that the switch to music cell phones is all but inevitable, I took the opposite position in a recent blog post, predicting that I'd never make the switch. I cited capacity, interface and battery problems, as well as the issue of control over one's own media.

Some of the people who responded agreed with me. Chuck, for instance, wrote, "I carry my iPod everywhere, anyway. As an owner of a completely full 60-GB (player), a cell phone would never be up to par."

May 29, 2006, 05:23 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Music Phones Want to Be Free Source: Wired News ___________ For years, people have been speculating about the two possible futures of portable devices. Are they going to continue to be somewhat specialized, or will we end up with one device that does everything? From the music fan's perspective, the core dilemma is a practical one: whether to replace iPods with cell phones that can play music. Although conventional industry wisdom is that the switch to music cell phones is all but inevitable, I took the opposite position in a recent blog post, predicting that I'd never make the switch. I cited capacity, interface and battery problems, as well as the issue of control over one's own media. Some of the people who responded agreed with me. Chuck, for instance, wrote, "I carry my iPod everywhere, anyway. As an owner of a completely full 60-GB (player), a cell phone would never be up to par."