Steve Jobs at the California Theatre in San Jose, CA: [watch the event here]

Video may be the wrong direction to go... Video is the wrong place... What's the right place...Digital photos... Everybody is having a digital camera now...Photos are the next big thing...No copyright issue with photos...

I don't know if photos are the right direction. I really don't know. We can't depute this at this point but we'll get the answer in a quarter. Numbers can tell us everything.

I have thousands of photos on my hard drive. Some of them are fantastic, some are dull. I seldom touch them even if they are only a click away. Why not? Coz I don't need! I spent most of my time before the computer reading, writing, and chatting with my friend. I do occasionally view my photos for beautiful memory, but that's not a routine of my life. I will not spend extra $100 to buy an ipod with a color screen to view my photos. I prefer watching people come and go to watching my own slideshow! I've got a big screen at home why bother to stare at the 2 inch one?

I think the idea of walkman or any portable music player is great in that you can listen to music while still concentrating on doing something else at the same time. I enjoy listening to music while doing my assignment or waiting in queue. I see so many students with white ear buds in ears walking school. That's how people enjoy ipod. Put it in pocket and listen to music whenever possible. Do you think it's fun to watch your photos in public while waiting for a talk with your advisor? Not me.

Yes, now you own the photos and no copyright issue. But how about privacy issue? People might not hear what you are listening to, so you can build your music kingdom freely. However, how about if people peek at your photos? How about if you lost your ipod and someone else sees all your private photos? Disaster.

I'm not a bitter commentator and I do come up with my own suggestion. What's the next direction? As for me, I prefer to play flash movies which are everywhere on the Internet and new ones keep coming out everyday. They are short, they are fun, and they need sounds!!!