Windows Phone Thoughts: The PDAification of the iPod

Apple announced its new iPods today. Apart from the fact that they're sleeker and come in larger capacities, Apple's doing something interesting: they're slowly integrating PDA functions into the unit. The first iPods had a Contacts "add-on" module that you could download and install, although they did only sync with Macs. The new ones have even more: three games, a Notes/primitive e-book module, and an alarm clock.



Without a doubt, I think certain aspects of this approach are clever, but I'm curious as to what, if any, effect this will have on the PDA industry. Is approaching PDA functions from a lifestyle perspective (e.g., a cell phone or iPod) a smart move? (As for the iPod itself, if it had Ogg support, which it doesn't yet, I'd seriously consider buying one today. 30GB! 8O)