It’s not thick with information, but this interview of Dan Torress of Rio Audio in Business Week offers some moderately interesting perspective on what it’s like to be a digital audio player manufacturer in the age of iPod.
Q: What will happen to the market if Apple comes out with a flash-memory-based player?
A: I think there will be a combination of things. It will be interesting to see how they change their position in coming into that market. Will they go after sports, which is one of our targets? It will be an interesting addition to the market. Apple will call attention to the importance of flash. Just a year ago they had said flash is pass
He sounds awfully certain there will be an Flash iPod, doesn’t he?
Taking a Bite of Apple’s Action [BusinessWeek via MacMinute]