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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.

  2. Re:Seems Like A Bad Summary by omeomi · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Not only that - but the first iPods were NOT solid state, they used a small hard drive - so his invention has NOTHING to do with iPods.

    Yeah! Especially not the iPods that use small hard drives rather than being solid state!

    ...oh, wait...

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  3. Re:Seems Like A Bad Summary by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    oh come on that thing was huge and had the worse display ever. not to mention weighing a metric ton