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Put It Away: iPods Are So Yesterday

By Neal Colgrass, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 20, 2008 6:38 PM CDT

(Newser) – Soon iPods will seem as outdated as Walkmans—the only question is whether iTunes goes out the door with them, Kevin Maney writes in Portfolio. Consider how old-fashioned the iPod already is: You pay for downloads, fill up a hard drive with them, and cart... Read full story »

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