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Story: Microsoft CTO lauds BlackBerry, iPod

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Finally - someone who gets it. All this talk about convergence completely overlooks the fact that some functions simply do not go together.

I love my iPod - it carries my music and my data, making it my constant companion when I travel for work. But I don't carry it all the time.

And I love my t68i - it's light and tiny and the battery lasts about a week in normal use. I DO carry it all the time and mostly I don't even notice it's there until it rings.

I wouldn't buy a device which merged those two, even though they are both portable devices with little screens. They do what they are supposed to supremely well. I can use them when I want and more importantly, I can leave them on my desk when I want.

Now if only MS could work out that the same applies to software, the world would be happier place.

cheers, Mark

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