Wozおじさんのたのしい老後（妄語？）

ん？ もう引退してたんちゃうの？　イイ加減おとなしくしてればいいのに。

Woz says the iPod will "die out after a while" like radios and Walkmans - Engadget

http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/wo...

Uncle Woz is stirring things up today in an interview with The Telegraph, saying that he thinks "the iPod has sort of lived a long life at number one, things like, if you look back to transistor radios and Walkmans, they kind of die out after a while... they get real cheap and then they are not selling as much." That's certainly an interesting parallel to draw, since the iPod is unquestionably the market leader and the recent updates to the nano and classic weren't particularly overwhelming -- but we've got to disagree here and say that the metaphor doesn't quite work. Walkmans and radios were standalone products that didn't really change over time, while the iPod is clearly evolving into a compelling standalone computing platform -- and it's tied to iTunes, which, hate it or love it, is the most popular content store out there. Sure, things could change dramatically -- competitors like the Zune are getting way better, subscription music could finally take off, and DRM is slowly going away (at least for music) -- but it's hard to see Apple getting baited into a brand-tarnishing price war or simply letting the iPod fade away without putting up a fight. We'll see, we suppose -- any of you willing to throw down some bold predictions?[Via Wired]

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[投稿情報: コーノ]

そのうちNet Walkmanが内蔵ストレージがほとんどなくてWiFiかなんかでネットにつないでラジオとか自分用コンテンツを聴けちゃうデバイスになったらどうするつもりなんだろーか、と真っ向から思いました。AppleもNintendoもSony（ただし日本以外）も敵は著作権法くらいでしょー、と真っ向から考えています。

[投稿情報: yasuyuki]

そうっスね。もうアーティストが直接、「ねぇねぇ、新しい曲出来たけど、聴いてくれない？良かったら、買ってね！コメントも大歓迎！！！」っていう状況になるんじゃないかと。

あと、バラエティタレント化出来ない、つまり文字とかシャベリでコミュニケーション出来ないアーティストは今後キツイのかなぁ。電通さんとかジャ（自重）さんが何とかすんのかなぁ。

[投稿情報: コーノ]

まーもーメジャーの時代じゃねーよ的なところに来ちまってるので、ウォズ爺みたいな寝言オヤジが先に滅びるのは確実でしょうね。つーか誰かちゃんと教えてやれよ、みたいなｗｗｗ

[投稿情報: Zoker]

つーか、Googleの創立記念日みたいなもんでWozの引退時期っていつなのかがわからん。