Mobile Phone - Convergence Point For iPod, Others?

Nagen writes "DrunkenBlog has an intriguing essay arguing that the mobile phone is the primary convergence point for digital devices and will soon cause iPod sales to evaporate. Perhaps more interesting is the idea that the iPod is an expendable pawn in a larger battle of who will control the gateway of all legal content to the user."

Yes, but

[ODD97]

Will it run Linux?

(not even completey off-topic! yay!)

Impending Black Hole

[ackthpt]

As everything in the world becomes integrated into a cell phone, it'll approach a critical software mass and collapse in upon itself, forming a sort of firmware black hole.

Solution: Buy the next model.

i'll show you the pawn

[proj_2501]

Everyone's a pawn in this game to the rechargeable battery industry. The glut of portable devices will flood their coffers with money to take over the world!

I am intrigued

[Anonymous Coward]

I am intrigued by the fact that the last three stories contained the words "intriguing" and "intrigued".

Did they release a new intriguing style guideline today?

DrunkenReply

[hostyle]

Do not give me "Buffering ... " messages on my phone ... people will be killed

Re:Yes, but

[System.out.println()]

Only if you have a Beowulf cluster of them.

Re:Well, here we go again...

[Anonymous Coward]

Well, everyone's predicted the death of Apple, so this is a natural progression

Re:two words: battery capacity

[kfg]

I play it on the bus, walking to the office, in the office, at lunch and on the way home again.

The great thing about birds is that they don't take batteries and come in all sorts of pretty colors.

KFG

Re:iPod haters

[dmitrygr]

would you please refrain from giving away my root password?

Re:Well, here we go again...

[irokitt]

I predict that the iPod will die, but will rise again after three days have passed.

Re:Apple and Steve Jobs are dying: Sell stock now.

[Anonymous Coward]

Apple.... Going out of business since 1984!

Re:iPod haters

[bugmenot]

That's amazing. I have the same combination on my luggage!

Re:two words: battery capacity

[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah yeah none of us care about phones in Asia. (if we did we'd be too jealous) Why last time I took a trip to Tokyo, NTT DoCoMo was promoting a new phone with cell and satellite modes so you get reception from anywhere on Earth, a full color 1024x768 screen, 8 megapixel video camera with 2 gigs of memory, full suite of pda functions, voice recognition, built in laser, a grappling hook, and a bonus pair of used schoolgirl's panties. We Americans will do just fine with our 1995-era cell phone technology, thank you very much.

Re:Yes, but

[Anonymous Coward]

Netcraft confirms it:

iPod is dying!

Oh yeah

[mcc]

arguing that the mobile phone is the primary convergence point for digital devices and will soon cause iPod sales to evaporate

Because that just worked so well for the n-gage [sidetalkin.com].

Re:Differences between US, EU, Asia

[Anonymous Coward]

Here in the US, most don't. I'm not sure why, my guess is that we're just too lazy to learn how to type on the telephone pad.

Or your fingers are too fat to use a small keypad? ;-)