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I've followed Apple all my life and never heard of HP iPods!

• etempleton 2y ago
  It was a weird win-win for Apple if I remember correctly. They were able to sell more iPods, get iTunes installed on all HP machines, and block HP from creating a rival music player. I honestly am not sure what HP got beyond the logo on the back of some iPods and the ability to try and associate themselves with a popular and cool product.
  • sgerenser 2y ago
    I think HP in that era was definitely trying to be more "popular and cool." Not sure how much it really helped though.
    • throwaway48476 2y ago
      HP of the era was falling apart and making stupid acquisitions.
  • ethagknight 2y ago
    Would that have been pre-apple store, an effort to use HP's distribution/sales channels to get iPod into, like CompUSA or CircuitCity?