Steve says no bluetooth iPod, again

Engadget is reporting that Steve, at the Apple Expo in Paris, has denounced bluetooth iPods – again. Jobs doesn't dig the idea for two reasons, the first being bandwidth issues, which is arguable. The second is the fact that most people aren't used to having to charge their headphones. "People hate it," as his Steveness puts it, and I don't think he's far off the mark there. Engadget cites that "hundreds of thousands" of people charge their bluetooth headsets right alongside their mobile phones every day, but I put forth that the number of people who use headphones with some kind of music playing device – iPod or otherwise – might just slightly outnumber tech-savvy mobile phone users who also wield bluetooth headsets. Those far greater masses are who the iPod is designed for – not the comparatively few and proud who've braved BluetoothHacking.com to get their Motorola phone to work with some bluetooth headset from a company that doesn't exist anymore.

What do you guys think? Would the greater iPod-carrying public really get into bluetooth headphones – including making sure they're charged enough to make it through the day? 

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