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I have a theory about this move-
The elimination of CF could actually be a good thing in a way. SD technology, according to an article someone else dug up earlier on this forum, could possibly become as large as 32gb and uses much less battery than a microdrive, so they could at some point replace them altogether. Also, Compact Flash, although versitile, doesn't have the near limitless potential of Bluetooth, which is IMO the best thing to happen to the mobile market in a long time. The only thing it doesn't offer is having your additional storage/feature/doowhacky inserted into your device for convenience; that's the only thing I see in favor of compact flash once BT surpasses it in bandwidth, economy, and availability. To sum it up, although I would miss my CF slot today, I'm betting there will be an even larger selection of great substitutes out there because of simpler choices for the manufacturer, kinda like how there's more now for USB than there ever was for DB9, DB25, and PS2 all put together.
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