"'I got drunk and ended up with a hooker,' said Conan O'Brien, the sardonically witty talk-show host as he compered Bill Gates's CES speech last week. 'Bill got drunk and ended up in bed with an Apple computer.' Cue picture of horrified billg."
[Editor] The article touches on a familiar theme. I tend to look at the I-pod as a fad, but none the less a trend. Here's what I mean. The I-pod is based on current technology for digital audio. The state of digital audio will change big time in the next 3-5 years, if not sooner making the item (I-pod) obsolete, but not the trend for a small, portable and eady to use music system.
I think apple/jobs has hit a gold mine. If operated properly it could change the landscape of many IT systems, including the gate PC dominance, but to achieve such success, it needs to be planned and implented properly. Apple does not have a track record in this respect. Will the I-Pod 'opportunity' change past performance?
