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Apple Quashes pBop

Posted by pudge on from the oops dept.

mojotunes writes "The pBop (nee pPod) MP3 player mentioned on Slashdot a while back has been officially pulled by its creator StarBrite Solutions, apparently because of legal pressure from Apple. Well, duh. Who didn't see that coming?"

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  1. not a very helpful link... by MatrixBandit · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It's funny how the the slashdot article is actually longer than the original source.
    Seriously, does anyone have any useful links on this, as to exactly how they were infringing on Apple, and not just the obvious speculation?

  2. History Repeating by Trurl's+Machine · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Reading similar stories, I always have the same feeling of deja vu. First Apple introduces some new gagdet or a new user interface concept. Then it gets immediate bashing from both pro-Apple and anti-Apple camps - how ugly, dysfunctional and stupid it is! Then we see an avalanche of various clones of the new Apple gizmo for Linux or Windows. And finally we hear a common outrage when Apple sends its famous "cease & desist" letters and the avalanche indeed ceases and desists. We have had that with Aqua, Dock, iTunes etc. - now we have it with the iPod...

    1. Re:History Repeating by CptTripps · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Put yourself in their shoes. Every time they 'invent' something, about 6mos later, someone copies it (this time EXACTLY) and the world is amazed when Apple sues them over it. Remember the eMachines 'iMac' clone back on 2000? Remember the operating system that Microsoft copied back in 1983?

      Can you blame them?

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      My .sig can beat up your honor student.
    2. Re:History Repeating by raga · · Score: 5, Interesting
      Checkout this reply.

      Everything you wanted to know about Mac development by the guys who did.

      cheers- raga