> The way I see it, now the biggest threat to MD technology is MEMORY BASED mp3 players and Apple IPOD. I've responded to discussions on this before, and I have still to hear a good rebuttle to "The way I see it". Sony, take a page from Apple and make a music product that works WITH Apple and other computing platforms--not just with Windows. The IPod is both a music player and a portable, convienietn, hot-swap (firewire) external hard drive. When HI-MD makes their product compatable to record music AND take a disk to a service bureau, that's a product I'd buy. With the comparative cost of $9 for a disk and $300 for an iPod there is a market here. my 2 c. xtian -- Sony Walkman MZ-R900
