Ok! This is another example of history repeating! Apple has planned this well and launched the new device in a period when the illegal file sharing networks are being hunted down.

All that's left to do for Apple is to convince movie providers that iTunes is a feasible distribution method and to set some prices that appeal to both producers and users.

It's obvious that, in less than a few months, the Cupertino company will launch the videopodcasts. In conclusion, in the nearby future, Apple will be able to make iTunes an alternative to the television, not only to the radio.

Should the video iPod succeed to top the users' preference list as quickly as it happened with the old iPod, the producers will be forced to comply with Apple's standards.

However, the success of the new player might not be that huge, since it's more complicated to stroll though the park while watching a movie rather than to listen to music. Besides, the PSP is already able to carry out that task.

But now that the video iPod has been launched, what is the next target? The ability to play games? More organizer type functions?

Everybody is wondering what else goes through Steve Jobs' mind, but I stick to my opinion: a mobile Mac OS X able to run on the iPod would be a real blow!