Steve Wozniak Predicts Death of the IPod

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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Re:First post

[mrsquid0]

>> She ended the discussion by adding "iPod" to our grocery list >> and leaving the kitchen. > We have never needed a "+1, Gosh Darn That's Cute!" option so > sorely. A Sarah Palin knob.

Woz I love ya man, But

[sogoodsofarsowhat]

your not exactly spot on with predictions or with your business sense. Clearly Jobs was much more the design concept and marketing genius then you would ever be. I love Woz as a person but he is a limited hack when it comes to engineering. He could not keep up with the times and changes. And from a business point of view he knows nothing compared to Jobs. While Jobs has many faults taking care of business is not one of them. Why people listen to this washed up one time great hardware designer (we are talking the days of 8 bit procs and simple circuits) is beyond me. Simply put...Woz...nice try to troll but you dont have a GOD DAMN CLUE. Which is good for Apple...Cause if Apple was in your control we would all be still clicking away on BS computers using a BS OS. Get a farking job WOZ and quit crying sour grapes. Jobs kicked your ass no questions asked.

Re:More people are just using their cell phones

[sogoodsofarsowhat]

Yeah its called an iphone you tard. And if you havent noticed they are taking over. Also you forgot all those headphones are white and connect to said iphone, ipods, itouches. Say what you want....ipod family for the win. Anything else is oral masterbation by those jealous of ipod success.