Wired News: Nokia Draws Bead on IPod People
Nokia and others think that mp3-enabled cell phones will overtake the iPod. I think that, for the time being, they are nuts. As long as you have to buy phones from only your vendor and buying a phone usually happens only when getting a new contract, people are not going to race out and get these phones. While they may sell 12 million phones a year, I would sure be interested to know how many of those are the $500+ models. I can’t think of anybody I know that has a real fancy phone, although there are certainly many available. Additionally, you don’t need your mp3 player everywhere while you may choose to take your phone everywhere. Why allow your phone take on that additional heft for something you don’t always need?