Seems like it made sense at the time [1]: > Thanks to HP's distribution network, the iPod+HP was sold in retailers where Apple did not have any presence at the

Seems like it made sense at the time [1]: > Thanks to HP's distribution network, the iPod+HP was sold in retailers where Apple did not have any presence at the time, which included Wal-Mart, RadioShack, and Office Depot. Many of these retailers now sell Apple iPods. In hindsight, the subsequent sales explosion makes it look unnecessary [2] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod+HP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod+HP [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod#Sales http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod#Sales