HP To Start Selling Its iPod 313
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."
Re:First Apple "clone" license? (Score:3, Informative)
No. [lowendmac.com]
Re:if two businessmen come with the same idea (Score:3, Informative)
The Obvious Advantage, (Score:1, Informative)
Donuts, is there anything they can't do?
Retail Channels (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Bad bad bad... (Score:2, Informative)
HP Printable Tattoos for iPod (Score:5, Informative)
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_
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There is one big differnce with the HP iPod (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Invent? (Score:4, Informative)
Their corporate / IT stuff should be a lot better, although it depends on the model.
I think the grandparent post was a joke though.
radioshack (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Dont beat up on HP..Its good for us.. (Score:1, Informative)
Because my Staples does not have an iPod or any other Apple products. It does have HP everything from printers to mice to computers to scanners and now HP branded iPods. Best of all they have nice discounts too and price matching to boot.
"Adding one more middleman in the chain doesn't reduce the cost to the end user."
Actually it can reduce the total cost consumers pay in many ways. Take cars and specialization of components that are mass produced and get economies of scale. Without competing middle men and lots of them what are the chances my price will be higher? Then there is the obvious more retailers are better than less because they may compete on price, service location etc. If it costs me less to drive/walk over to my local Staples I just saved shipping. Seriously Apple made a good descision, that was necessary to compete with Sony which is still clobbering them on digital music players sold.* They aren't out of the woods yet, but hey at least they are trying.
*Interesting tid bit: More pre-recorded _full albums_ have been sold in MiniDisc format than _individual songs_ given away and sold in the Apple iTunes Store. When was the last time you saw a pre-recorded MiniDisc? Scary eh? The whole 60:1 MiniDisc to iPod sales penetration is even scarrier and when you add HiMD and new cheaper MD players to the mix plus a Sony Music online store, it gets even worse for Apple as far as music players and song sales go. Sony needs better competition with less onerous DRM so I applaud Apple to going for the juggler.
Re:if two businessmen come with the same idea (Score:3, Informative)
I don't think so (Score:3, Informative)
It's not a clone of the current design; it is the current design. The exact same thing. It's just in a differently labeled box.
orange
Re:Blow it out your ass, you smug fuck!! (Score:2, Informative)
you do not need iTMS. Any store selling MP3 plays just fine with iPod.
Re:Is this really news? (Score:3, Informative)
I'm not against class action law suits in principle, and we've seen them do some good, but we've also seen too much abuse.
What bothers me the most about such abuses is that they give ammunition to the "tort reformers" who would like to see only the corporations and the rich with access to lawyers.
Re:If it works..... (Score:3, Informative)
It wasn't armour that nullified the tactical advantage of the longbow, it was the invention of gunpowder and the musket.
Re:Early Apple computers were as successful as iPo (Score:3, Informative)
Again, this is comparing different relative time frames. The Apple II initially did well against the IBM PC. Apple initially had greater marketshare. It took years to lose that. Apple's "marginalization" took place in the post-1984 Macintosh era, not the prior Apple II era. For a fair comparison we need to give Sony a few years, then the IBM PC comparison would be applicable.