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Argo aims guns at more than iPod
I think this is very bad news for Apple. As technology develops, there's a certain gravity towards "integration points". The "office suite" absorbs word processing, spreadsheets, etc., etc. The DSL settop becomes a network gateway. The cell phone subsumes the PDA, a camera, an MP3 player, etc. The portable media/game player seems like another integration point. The iPod is pretty cool, but will this MP3 player niche remain a stand-alone product? Only as a commodity would be my bet.