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actually it is the dedicated cell phone that has died off...the cell phone itself is the victim of convergence not the other way around. Even throw away cell phones have cameras, GPS and mp3 built-in anymore. This is because a simple basic cell phone is worth about $5...no more...
BTW, what is the whole obsession with a GPS? I rank them right up there with needing a full size 4wd to navigate the 3-degree incline of your driveway on a moist morning...
These articles are not 100% pointless. However, there is a point where it's kinda silly. As in the case of the cell phone it's the mfg's who decided to combine these various "features" into the phone. The only purpose of this is to maintain profit levels while creating a sense of loss and inadequacy for the 99% of people who never use anything but the phone and fail to realize they are paying for a laundry list of "features" they will never ever use or will use a handful of times at most before they are convinced they need something new and "better" to just make and receive phone calls on.
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