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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (54949)	12/26/2005 10:37:30 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57110

but I agree, I have a new Treo phone....put in a 512Mb compact flash and I have a bunch of music right there on my phone. And it is a pain in the ass to carry both the ipod and the phone......so the phone wins out most of the time. Daughter eldest said she wanted an iPod for Christmas. I interviewed her and discovered by "iPod" she meant an MP3 player. She was not brand specific, demanding the AAPL product. Did a little research on CNET and ended up getting her the top rated Cowon flash unit (512) for $95. Not huge memory but enough to hold, say, 8 hrs of music. I'll be interested in her report on the unit (which is tiny, tiny, tiny. About the size of a USB flash drive).

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (54949)	1/8/2006 6:41:17 PM
From: 2MAR$	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 57110

put in a 512Mb compact flash and I have a bunch of music right there on my phone. And it is a pain in the ass to carry both the ipod and the phone......so the phone wins out most of the time. Your dinner is served , sir , there will be cigars & brandy and cards in the library afterwords : January 7, 2006 13:57 EDT AAPL, VZ, MSFT, VOD Apple Computer-AAPL's iPod may be threatened by the "new cellphone"-Barron's Microsoft (MSFT) and Verizon Wireless, a joint-venture between Verizon (VZ) and Vodaphone (VOD), believe that the "new cellphone" is the next iPod. Starting on January 16th, Microsoft and Verizon Wireless will begin their cellphone assault on Apple's iPod. While some 40M Americans have an iPod, nearly 200M have cellphones, that they rarely leave home without. Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, said "people will, over time, carry one portable device" and "the phone is that core device." Verizon Wireless will begin a marketing campaign for its V Cast Music, which will allow customers to download songs over the air for $1.99, which will also include a second copy that will be sent to that users computer. Users will also be able to download songs from a Microsoft-operated website for 99c and then copy the songs to their cellphone. (i have the Mot E815 , already obsolete though has memory slot for music but has to be accessed thru menu ,need earphones cause its Bluetooth won't work for the MP3 player(crap)maybe not capable of all the frequencies?.... newest phones have MP3 controls on the outside fascia for easy control, geniuses as they are )