e.Digital

"The only thing I can come up with, they had some form of fear, that the Voice Times Alliance for standards(Intel and IBM)...could not elevate"

Doni

As I see it, the real reason for concern by IBM and Intel back then was the investment required to manufacture portable music players coupled with the difficulty in making music available to the public. No cheap available music - no demand for portable digital music players.

Missed opportunity by all except for Apple - Apple figured it out.

Back to hibernating.