Is firewire on its way out?

I love my 3G 20Gb iPod and I use it as a firewire disk for backups in addition to musical duties. I also love the iPod nano for its color screen, but the storage capacity is just too small and I prefer firewire over USB. Is firewire on its way out for all future iPods? Are double digit capacities on their way out too?

Is firewire on its way out for all future iPods?
I am not sure. I certainly hope not. I also prefer to use Firewire over USB, but I can understand why Apple decides that the iPod Nano uses USB only.
Are double digit capacities on their way out too?
No, I don't think so.

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