Steve Wozniak predicts end of iPod

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Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple in 1976, before Wozniak left the company in 1987. Wozniak still technically remains an employee of Apple and its shareholder. Wozniak built the Apple I and Apple II computers. Despite being out of Apple’s loop, he is still considered a giant in tech industry.

Wozniak talked about Apple products with The Daily Telegraph and told them iPod has been successful for a long run but its days are coming to an end because of oversupply of music players in the market.

"The iPod has sort of lived a long life at number one. Things like that, if you look back to transistor radios and Walkmans, kind of die out after a while. It's kind of like everyone has got one or two or three. You get to a point when they are on display everywhere, they get real cheap and they are not selling as much."

This theory may turn true, but it may be the same end for other music players as well. Today, customers want more than music on portable media devices, and that includes Web browsing, games and access to applications in one device (like iPod Touch or iPhone).

Wozniak also showed concerns about the iPhone 3G and its proprietary nature, and the fact it's locked with service provider with just AT&T. He said customers might feel cramped about these restrictions unlike Google’s open-source Android Operating System.

"Consumers are not getting all they want when companies are very proprietary and lock their products down...I would like to write some more powerful apps than what you're allowed."

Will Wozniak’s buddy Steve Jobs listen to him?