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It will be as it is on the PC side of things. Apple will have a niche but will not be the mainstream in the end. Their restrictions ultimately

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Jun 23 '10, 13:23

erode their appeal in the face of open alternatives

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If the Droid could/can run my iTunes d/l music and videos i'd switch in a heartbeat. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jun 23, 13:26 5
- battery life issues unless you use the desk dock and car charger constantly -- nm - zdroid Jun 23, 13:33
- WSJ just ran an article confirming that Google Music is coming - stewie Jun 23, 13:30 3
  - to be honest, i am suprised that amazon just didnt cut a deal with google - tRuMaN Jun 23, 13:31 2
    - Google's service will likely make them competitors... but since Amazon is DRM free they would still be compatible - stewie Jun 23, 13:38 1
      - (some stuff bought on iTunes anyway) -- nm - stewie Jun 23, 13:39
i'm not seeing it eroding that far, but i think it will go down, espeically with the plethoria of anDroid phones coming out with - tRuMaN Jun 23, 13:25
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- the entire AT&T decision is the worst thing for them (in the US market) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 13:26 1
  - I doubt it. I think most providers would have been destroyed by the device. Their problem is the length of the exclusivity -- nm - oblique Jun 23, 13:32
Yep - it's really starting to look like my next smartphone won't be an iPhone. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 13:25

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