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Steve Wozniak Predicts Death of the IPod

Posted by samzenpus on from the for-whom-the-bell-tolls dept.

Slatterz writes "Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, better known in the industry as 'Woz,' believes that the iPod is on its way out and has revealed his discomfort with some aspects of the iPhone. Wozniak said that the iPod has had a long time as the world's most popular media player, and that it will fall from grace due to oversupply. Wozniak also commented on the iPhone's proprietary nature and locked service provider, and compared it to Google's open Android platform. 'Consumers are not getting all they want when companies are very proprietary and lock their products down,' he said. 'I would like to write some more powerful apps than what you're allowed.'"

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  1. Re:First post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is this offtopic or flamebait? I can't tell guys

  2. xkcd predicts death by IPoD by PinkyDead · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://xkcd.com/190/

    I know, shameless offtopic - but in these uncertain times, who is to say what on and off topic? (Oh right, moderators. I forgot about them.)

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  3. Re:First post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I think your post is Offtopic.
    Oh - look you even got modded this way ;)

  4. Re:And we would care about this 'woz' WHY, exactly by PinkyDead · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Informative...

    How long have I been an atheist and didn't realize all these options were available? No more good clean living for me - I don't know where I got that nonsense from. Hookers and pot from here on in - yeeha!

    I would of course take up genocide, institutionalized rape and mass murder etc. - but unfortunately those damn christians have pretty much cornered the market on that.

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  5. Re:First post by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ouroboros!

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  6. Re:Out of touch by MeNeXT · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Or kids who wish to upgrade the software who need to annoy their parents for a credit card because you can't buy a gift card to upgrade.

    Apple has great products but likes to annoy the hell off some people. it doesn't always just work. Sometimes it's broken intentionally. iPhoto can't share one set of pictures unless it's running in every users profile. How many families can afford one computer for each member of the family. Ask the average user to use another software to sync with the ipod.

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  7. Re:First post by aussie_a · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Any post that mentions first post almost always gets modded off-topic. This one will probably get modded offtopic as well.

  8. Re:First post by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Any post that mentions the fact that in Soviet Russia, first posts mod YOU off-topic will get modded funny. This one will probably get modded funny as well.

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  9. Re:First post by aliquis · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Over here people say:
    * Ipod or (incorrectly and retarded) MP3 (without the player part.)

    * Paper nose tissue.

    * Use the copying machine / take a copy.

    * Vaccum clean.

    And my vaccum cleaner is a Siemens you insensitive clod! Electrolux is probably the most well known brand but it's shitty, Siemens and Miele is German so go figure :D
    Though I could had got a 67 dB Samsung which would had been south korean I assume.

  10. Re:First post by electrictroy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "The PS3 can play all the old PS1 and PS2 games, that way you don't have to throw them away and waste money." ;-)

    My first next-gen console will be whichever one hits $200 first. Probably a Wii.

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