As much as I love Apple and as much I apreciate the free linux devers challanging the big ones I must say that Alex is right. IPod should be dead by now, after all these anoucements. Another good example is Nintendos Gameboy. Take a look at the handhelt history and there's no reason why that dull, little, greyscreen thnigy was number one - despite Tetris (its killerapp) and good promotion. Both is always missing on free projects and so only the geeks know about. Even the gamepark devices, that are open source and beat every gameboy by far considering the techside, failed to attract broad masses - and they do promote quite heavily.
Seems to be the same as with big artists and bands: If you got a name everyone knows you and no matter what you do, they like it. If not... welll... you get lost.
I am quite keen to see the final device, though. Apple limited its iPhone right from the start and I hope that this is not the case with this device and hopefully it will work with my mac.
