Apple to Face iPod Clone Attack

chr1sb writes "The Age has a commentary piece outlining how Apple's domination of the online media market is continuing to grow, but speculating that significant competition from the likes of Nokia and Motorola will rapidly relegate Apple's presence in the market to a corner, just as clone manufacturing of IBM PCs dominated the initial success of the Macintosh. From the article: 'The iPod/iTunes system will move into a niche with Macintosh computers because Steve Jobs has again stuck with closed architecture and total control. This will happen quickly because mobile phones are being turned over about every year.'."

What?

[davidstrauss]

Companies are trying to compete with the iPod. I shall need a replacement monocle.

I have got to stop getting so surprised.

Clone Attack?

[Anonymous Coward]

I came in thinking this story was about Natalie Portman in that ripped midriff from Attack of the Clones. Uh... that part where she was naked and petrified of course.

Obligatory

[jibjibjib]

Begun, this iPod clone war has.

Re:But, But, But ...

[Anonymous Coward]

Yep, my biggest complaint about my mobile phone has always been that the battery lasts too long.

Now, if I used it to play MP3s as well - maybe I'd need to charge it every day.

Fantastic.

I think not...

[bhunachchicken]

"The iPod/iTunes system will move into a niche with Macintosh computers because Steve Jobs has again stuck with closed architecture and total control. This will happen quickly because mobile phones are being turned over about every year."

Not if all the mobile phone users have died of cancer... [slashdot.org] ROFL! :)

Re:From TFA

[Anonymous Coward]

...and Apple will be forced to give up on OSX and move to Windows.

Aren't they?

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Re:So are iPods.

[John Pliskin]

So that's where MacGyver is now, eh?

$

Re:So are iPods.

[kabz]

Also, soy sauce from burnt hair? I'd at least like to think that quality control in China doesn't suck THAT bad.

No, only the highest quality hair is used in our soy sauce.

Re:So are iPods.

[LMariachi]

I work out with my phone, and still doesn't have to recharge it until at night.

Well, that doesn't sound like a very strenuous workout.