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Apple Admits iPod Is From 1970s UK

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thats-why-mine-is-filled-with-beegees dept.

MattSparkes writes "Apple has all but admitted that a British man invented the iPod over three decades ago in the 1970s. Unfortunately, he let the patent run out. When another company tried to grab a portion of its iPod profits, though, Apple went running to him to defend them in court. In return, it looks like he's in for a share of the cash generated from the sale of 163 million iPods."

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  1. Digital-Music Player by fingers1122 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It's really unfair to say he invented the "iPod." Maybe at most he invented the digital-music player. It's really annoying that the brand name "iPod" has become synonymous with MP3 Player.