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Writer/editor Rick Broida has written about computers and technology for over 15 years, for outlets ranging from CNET to Family PC to Wired. In 1997 he founded Handheld Computing magazine, and has since authored over a dozen books, including "How to Do Everything with Your GPS" and "How to Do Everything with Musicmatch." He writes the Tech Savvy column for Michigan’s Observer & Eccentric newspapers, which reach over 325,000 readers weekly.

Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Apple suddenly reminds me of Palm. I think they're going to alienate their own marketplace by offering too many iPod models (four new ones joined the family today). What's more, iPod cachet goes away when everyone has one. And how long will it be before Microsoft jumps into the fray (I'm surprised they've waited this long) with an iPod clone to go with its new music service? Sure, it will be an inferior device, but they'll be able to slowly nip away at Apple's market share, just as they did with Palm. The iPod is at its pinnacle; I predict a decline from this point forward.

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