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to: Geo.
from: Rich
date: 2007-05-18 08:56:06
subject: Re: Your next PC is... a phone

From: "Rich" 

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   I think integrating music players, with or without radio, into cell =
phones makes a lot of sense as the form factor and other characteristics =
of the two are the same.  Why carry two devices when one will do?  The =
same goes for GPS.  I've posted this same comment here before.

Rich

  "Geo."  wrote in message =
news:464d7bf5$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  When are they going to add an FM radio to a celphone?

  Geo. (oh right, no way to do a monthly extra charge for that so what's =
the=20
  point)

  "Rich"  wrote in message news:464d2b66$1{at}w3.nls.net...
     I don't decry the phone.  I very much like my smartphone.  It's not =
a PC=20
  replacement and not even close.  That's not to say a future one =
couldn't be=20
  closer.  What is reported below is not the phone replacing the PC as =
much as=20
  being a portable media player.  The actual article describes other =
specialty=20
  applications not the general purpose functionality of a PC.

  Rich


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   I think
integrating music =
players,=20
with or without radio, into cell phones makes a lot of sense as
the = form=20
factor and other characteristics of the two are the same.  Why =
carry two=20
devices when one will do?  The same goes for GPS.  I've
posted = this=20
same comment here before.
 
Rich
 

  "Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
wrote=20
  in message news:464d7bf5$1{at}w3.nls.net...When=20
  are they going to add an FM radio to a celphone?Geo. (oh =
right, no way=20
  to do a monthly extra charge for that so what's the =
point)"Rich"=20
  <{at}> wrote in message news:464d2b66$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
  =20
  I don't decry the phone.  I very much like my smartphone.  =
It's not=20
  a PC replacement and not even close.  That's not to say a =
future one=20
  couldn't be closer.  What is reported below is not the phone=20
  replacing the PC as much as being a portable media player.  =
The=20
  actual article describes other specialty applications not the =
general=20
  purpose functionality of a =
PC.Rich

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