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Bill Gates: Cellphone will Beat iPod

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the integration-is-the-future dept.

93,000 writes "CNN is running an article featuring Gates' prediction that the iPod is on the way out. From the article: 'As good as Apple may be, I don't believe the success of the iPod is sustainable in the long run.' His prediction for a successor? Mobile phones-- powered by none other than Windows Mobile 5.0, of course."

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  1. News Flash! by smug_lisp_weenie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Person Y says technology by company X won't last.

    Instead, person Y believes technology made by person Y's company will win long-term!

  2. Re:Cell Phones over iPod? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, I am running 640k of RAM just fine, you insensitive clod!

  3. Re:Too big and bulky? Bullshit... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... if you think of it as a PDA with a built-in phone, which is how you should be looking at it, then there's nothing at all wrong with its size ...

    And if you think of it as an anvil with a built-in phone, it's even better!