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HP Licenses Apple's iPod & iTMS
grouchomarxist writes "According to the press release here and this article at Forbes HP is licensing Apple's iPod technology for its own MP3 player and use the iTunes Music Store. 'HP and Apple today announced a strategic alliance to deliver an HP-branded digital music player based on Apple's iPod, the number one digital music player in the world, and Apple's award-winning iTunes digital music jukebox and pioneering online music store to HP's customers.'"
I'm right there with yo, buddy! I'm about to get canned in about 5 minutes, I think!
HEY!!
Do the Apple engineers make minimum wage? Do they make less?
Did they outsource their jobs before they wrote iTunes?
Where were these products invented?
Oh, wait. You want it both ways! You want to sell the glitzy, hip popular products. So you'll write a big fucking check to Apple, but you won't pay a living wage to the PEOPLE YOU EXPECT TO BUY YOUR SHIT!
Buy low, sell high, right? Pay a shitty wage and don't let the workers share in the success, but demand 20% top-line growth and extra bean salad at the board meeting. The corporate dream continues.
Business isn't willing to pay for products, innovation and careers, so we get brands, mortgage commercials and layoffs.
I've definitely seen that sticker on my mom's HP.
I think calling them 'MP3 players' is not an accurate description anymore. Sure, they can play MP3 files, but they can all play a variety of different formats, compressed or not.
Apple and Real are both pushing for a format change: AAC, instead of MP3.
Microsoft is aiming for a WMA adoption.
I suppose calling them 'Hard-Drive based music players' wouldn't be that far off; it's what they are.
'MP3 player' is a poor description and a legacy term that should be avoided.
Even 'HD player' would be preferable.
Big Fun!
Sincerely,
Hello Kitty.
Yes, it's true. This man has no dick.