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iPod killer - no
I can see people who own PDA/Palmtops with a hard drive using them to listen to music, just as I listen to music on my laptop.

But neither will replace (or even significantly dent) the market for dedicated music players, for the simple reason that most people don't use or need palmtops(we brought them for all the project leaders here and less half use them: and that's when they are free). Given a choice between an iPod or an iPaq, 98% of the buying public will (quite sensibly) buy the iPod.

Well, looking at sales figures, maybe 99% happy

cheers, Mark
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iPod killer - no  markdoc.geo | 05/09/05
iPod is cool  rmatheus | 05/09/05
PDAs can take on the iPod  P. Douglas | 05/09/05
One other thing  P. Douglas | 05/09/05
Problem is that I myself being a techno geek have  Laff | 05/09/05
got the point...lol  Arm A. Geddon | 05/09/05
That's a disparaging statement!  P. Douglas | 05/09/05
now, now be nice!!  Arm A. Geddon | 05/09/05
Less and less likely...  morgande | 05/09/05
Interesting point  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 05/09/05
Jack of all trades....Master of none?  Laff | 05/09/05
But...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 05/09/05
To some extent...  markdoc.geo | 05/10/05
$25 iPod Killer  wardmundy | 05/09/05
What about the other way around?  Gil Bates | 05/09/05
Actually Win CE now has more than double Palm OS market share  P. Douglas | 05/09/05
Track record  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/09/05
More than just the chip  tic swayback | 05/09/05
Who cares  Protector | 05/09/05
A great many it would seem....:)  Laff | 05/09/05
Mobile phones will kill them!  Wagadonga | 05/09/05
I'm inclined to think so, too  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 05/09/05
Wishful thinking  tic swayback | 05/10/05
umm  Been_Done_Before | 05/10/05
And it still won't work as well as any dedicated device  tic swayback | 05/10/05
Mobile what?  Roger Ramjet | 05/10/05
Why use a hard drive?  Roger Ramjet | 05/10/05
The cheapest I have seen a 4GB ...  ShadeTree | 05/10/05
The weak link  Eggs Ackley_z | 05/10/05

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