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HP To Start Selling Its iPod

Posted by timothy on from the it-isn't-even-blue dept.

Dozix007 writes "Uberhacker.Com is reporting that HP said Friday it will start selling its version of the iPod in September. HP's white iPod will be sold in a 20-gigabyte and 40-gigabyte version for $299 and $399 respectively. Apple's prices are the same. It is essentially a clone of the current design, with no real modification."

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  1. Other tag-lines by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    HP should change their "Invent" tag-line to "Copy what works and will make us money".


    Or "Forget invention: If you can't beat'em, join'em" (merge with Compaq).

    Or "Forget invention: Outsource to India."

  2. Re:Invent? by kdogg73 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I tell you what. As a life time Apple user, HP hit a soft spot with me. Supporting an Apple product, albeit with their name on it, says a lot to me. When my wife and I get a new computer for her, it will be HP. Let's hope they bundle one of those iPods with it!

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  3. Re:What HP just told us... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    hPod (my name for it HP can send me a royalty check)

    Fuck you and your lame attempt at an intellectual property joke. Ooo... "my name". asshole.

  4. Less profit for Apple by wkearney99 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    This is a good thing. This means Apple's selling the unit at a lower cost to HP. Buying one from HP means less profit to Apple. Seeing as how the iPod wasn't engineered by Apple and isn't made by Apple then one might as well not buy it from Apple. It'll be a cold day in hell before I'll ever buy something Apple-branded again, but a unit from HP might be worth considering.

  5. Re:HP worse than you think on this... by Halfbaked+Plan · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It's because Apple has managed to build an extremely valuable brand. People don't want a music players with the capabilities of the iPod. They want iPods.

    Whoah! You'll suck down anything Jobs exudes, eh?

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