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Okay, ultimately, no one wants to carry multiple devices. But they will, and they do, when the devices they carry perform significantly better than "converged" devices. If the telcos want to sell me a converged device, they're simply going to have to make a damned good one... that's all. But in the meantime, the heck with the overpriced charges for underperforming services.
Maybe it's because I grew up in the 60s/70s, but I fondly remember the power of components, and think that that's the way we should be going. No boombox ever worked as well as shelf of components, an amp, tuner, record player, tape player, CD, and equalizer, with speakers custom-chosen for your music and space. iPods suck unless you buy better earphones for them. A PDA is lousy for taking serious notes until you buy a fold-up keyboard. Components... that's the future. Convergence is just wasting our time.
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