Jeffrey L. Funk wrote:
> Another reason is that chaku-uta's success suggests that many people are
> interested in playing music on their phones. While the world's music
> industry is largely focused on i-Tunes, Moore's Law will probably make the
> phone the device of choice in the next few years to play music (whether it
> is downloaded via wireless or wireline is another question). the chaku
> melody article claims that a 15-30 second chaku uta file is 45-90 KB
> suggesting that a phone with an external 128-MB memory device can save
> about 250 songs, which is probably sufficient for many people. According to
> a Forbes article http://www.forbes.com/2004/01/23/cx_ah_0123tentech.html ,
> a 128 MB memory device now retails for $70 and of course this price will
> decline quite rapidly over the next few years. In summary, i-tunes may have
> a fairly short life.
I don't quite follow your reasoning. I see how this might pose a threat
to the iPod, but why should it hurt iTunes? Particularly if Apple
creates an iPhone.
Ryan
Received on Mon Jan 26 06:42:44 2004