Price - not features are going to kill the iPod (Score 1)

If you look back just a year ago, there were relatively few MP3 players on the market. Today there are literally hundreds. So much competition is going to drive the price way down. The iPod may be one of the best players on the market, but when you can buy a similar-sized device with more memory and features for 1/5 the price, Apple won't be compete. Unlike Apple's OS, I don't think people will be willing to pay even twice as much a portable music player. Just think about all the products where the brand originally added value, but they eventually became commodities - PCs, walkmans, cd players, etc. MP3 players will soon join that crown and the iPod will fade away.