Does iCloud Mark The Beginning Of The End of Dedicated Music Players?

In an article today for GottaBeMobile, Chuong Nguyen suggests that “iOS 5 Ushers in the End of the iPod Era.” While the title and content of the article focuses on the Apple iPod, I think the question can be more generally asked, does iCloud mark the beginning of the end of dedicated music players?

Cloud storage services like the ones from Apple, Amazon, and Google, mean that as long as you have a connection to the Internet, you have access to all of your music.