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Did Microsoft Invent The iPod?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the sure-why-not dept.

nate.oo writes "If you think Apple Computer's Steve Jobs invented the technology behind the Apple iPod, don't bet your 60GB, 15,000-song model on it. According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, patent applications that cover much of the technology associated with the iPod were submitted by Microsoft."

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  1. Live By The Sword, Die By The Sword by Effugas · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know, if I listen closely I can hear the laughter of thousands upon thousands of Korean engineers, and I'm in Seattle.

  2. Re:Credit where credit's due by mnemonic_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Impossible. Steve Jobs invented the iPod on the 5th day.