Did Microsoft Invent The iPod?

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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Re:Credit where credit's due

[Rick and Roll]

Finally! Someone important in the tech industry with an ordinary name.

Bill Gates is pretty ordinary, but that was a long time ago.

Now I see Sergey Brin, Bruce Perens, Theo De Raadt, and David H???????? Hanson. Plus there's people that just happen to have the same names as famous people in non-geek circles, such as Dave Thomas. And I have a Sysadmin named Martha Stewart.

I hope Jeff Robin gets a little fame for his invention. It's no small achievement.

And for those of you who think it isn't an invention, you are wrong.