Is the iPod dead? Maybe not, but the shift from mobile players that are mere storage devices - such as the old iPod - to devices that access content live from the web is well underway. There are various ways to access this data - through a telco's 3G network, through WiFi, and in the future, through 802.11n networks or WiMax - and (importantly) the cost of accessing that data will (begin to) decrease. But which route will we take? The closed and proprietary model offered by Apple and the Kindle, or something that is (or appears to be) more open, such as Android. The Apple products may be cool, but historically, people have opted for open, which is why the Mac, despite its cool factor, historically never rises above a small percentage of the overall market.
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