Well... I have a Palm V and used it the first week and never used it again
(to be fair, I didn't buy it with my own money, so that may have *something*
to do with it). I have a Roladex REX personal organizer that I use every
day and rely on it. The REX has about 1/100 of the functionality of the
Palm V, but it's soo convenient that I'm able to take it with me anywhere
and everywhere.
If MP3 is as convenient to people as the REX is convenient to me, the
simpler, more ergonomic solution will win, even at the cost of
functionality.
When MP3/solid-state machines can inexpensively handle 100MB+ of data, it
will be more compelling than MD due to the raw number of songs you can bring
with you without any extra media. Once you can quickly DL 500 songs to your
car/personal MP3/solid state player, you'll see someone like me (an AVID MD
user) buy it too.
Jon Deutsch
http://midiservices.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ralph Smeets [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 4:33 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: MD: Will MD Survive?
>
> Ehh...
>
> Don't compare a MP3 player with a PalmPilot... It's not fear.
> The PalmPilot is the most usefull organiser in the world. It does
> everything you need in an organiser and nothing more. Period. It's
> portable and it has a long battery live. I know nobody who
> stopped using
> his PalmPilot after (s)he bought it.
>
> On the other hand, MP3 players are impractical and have some major
> design flaws. Example: What is 20 hours of playing time worth if the
> flash-ram can only contain 1 hour of music?
>
> Cheers,
> Ralph
>
>
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