April 19, 2004 6:54 AM PDT
Teaching an old Walkman new steps
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Sony also seem to struggle to put together a decent web site for themselves, never mind a consumer service, so while the hardware will no doubt be 1st class, even better than apple, the web site and associated software will likely be a huge let down and dilute the whole user experience. Something that Apple has got just right !
ilink (really just firewire but they wanted the credit)
MemoryStick
MiniDisk
It worked and is working for Apple since they filled a need in the market and are doing very well at it. It would be good if Apple opens this technology up to the open market. Given their track record who knows...
As the first poster said, their hard-ware will be top notch (which is where Apple makes their money) and it's lowest player will cost only 60$ where alot of people can afford it.
I execpt that within 3 months after Sony mass-market their player, Apple will start reporting lower shipments of IPODS, and in it's SEC filling will see because of competetion (Sony).
William M Gary