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Date: Tue,  3 Jan 2006 22:04:58 +0200
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> The question is why would they do that?

Unless I'm paying too little attention, I think Google may be looking
at narrowing the functionality of the "appliance" to only a few
applications they believe are in great demand.  It would mirror the
success of the iPod (MP3 =C3=BCber alles) as the "do one thing well"
device.

Apple are unlikely to be getting a destructive number of support calls
from iPod users and that is one issue the Register article seems to be
in disagreement with my impressions.

>>From this remote corner I may be getting a very poor image, but maybe
not.

++L