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Dave brings up a very good point: MP3 players are purely tech-toys (at
least at this point). It's the PalmPilot of music. I think that it will
succeed as a portable computing device dedicated to music reproduction.
This is quite different than CD or MD, which are portable music devices.
Jon Deutsch
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Helgerson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 2:09 PM
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> Subject: MD: Will MD Survive?
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> MP3 is hot because the internet is hot. I don't know anyone
> who has an MP3
> player, so I can't get any first-hand info, but I wouldn't be
> surprised if a
> lot of people who buy one quit using it after a few weeks. Especially
> people who bought it as an audio device, vs. a computer toy.
> I could see
> hardcore computer users continuing to use them, but the
> person who is more
> an audio lover and not a computer lover might get frustrated
> pretty quickly
> by constantly having to download and transfer files. Does
> anyone else have
> a feel for the long-term satisfaction of MP3 users?
>
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