@20: Best comment ever! Wish tuaw had the ranking system the way engadget does.

"that said, if you're the kind of kid who comes in and unlocks them because it's so edgy and cool (or whatever you kids are up to these days), you won't care how much annoyance it causes us anyway, so i suppose this is pointless.

and if you think you are "informing the masses" on the unlock, you are so far from on target. most people who see the unlocked phones are going to freak out and think they have a virus or something. people are retarded."

tried it; does not work on intel mac

Pretty soon, Microsoft will also realize that they will make more money on "Made for iPod" than on selling players themselves. The white borg will continue its march on music domination...

Um.... if this is true, it's probably due to the fact that the report only looks 6 months out. Look out longer than that, and I'm sure you'll see an enormous spike for XP... and the same will likely happen for Vista.

The odds look decent; please please please.

Not just the Toyota Camry; the ipod line is like the entire Toyota line; one for every budget, from the Yaris all the way up to a Lexus.

Forget snakes on a plane. What about pr0n on a plane?? How are they going to restrict content so that little Jimmy's mom in the next seat doesn't throw a fit?

Pogue's review of the Zune was not too flattering either: "Trying Out the Zune: Ipod it's Not"

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/09/technology/09pogue.html

But, as others have said, this is only round one.

Those who think Starbucks brew good espresso (or coffee) don't know good coffee. Pete's rules!!!!

By the way, this is interesting because SBUX music was one of those models that was predicted to be a challenge to the itunes model.

Software update: AirPort.

wOOt!