01-09-2004, 06:00 AM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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HP Teams Up With Apple to Sell iPod
"Hewlett-Packard said today that it would begin selling a version of Apple Computer's iPod digital music player and bundling its iTunes jukebox software, in a strategic alliance that hints at the potential for significant shifts within the computer industry. As part of the agreement, the terms of which were finished only after a late-night bargaining session on Wednesday, Apple will manufacture its popular iPod player in a HP corporate blue hue, and Hewlett, the world's second-largest computer maker, will place an icon on the desktop of its consumer PC's, directing its customers to Apple's software and music store."
Apple seems to be taking the music battleground against Microsoft very seriously. It'll be interesting to see, however, how well the "hPod" sells...
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01-09-2004, 06:48 AM
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Hmm.... "hPod" would be a step BACKWARDS in the alphabet.... :lol:
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01-09-2004, 08:24 AM
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Perhaps the j(anak)Pod or k(ati)Pod? :wink:
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01-09-2004, 08:54 AM
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Funny postings gentlemen... On a more serious note, this is a huge plus for Apple... We're not just talking about taking on Microsoft, but Dell as well...
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01-09-2004, 12:28 PM
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Pupil
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WMA support anyone?
So what?
No WMA support makes this product as dead as ever. Incredible that HP would bundle a player that doesn�t support the file format that Media player rips to by default.
Get on the program, get WMA support now, Apple.
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01-09-2004, 01:04 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Yeah, I was thinking the same thing... All users need is another music format to contend with. I'm already full with .mp3, WMA, and .ogg.
I was all excited about that new iPod, until I saw the information about the cornice HD's price, $250 is still a good bit of money for a music player if you have a PC, Does it had a replaceable battery.
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01-09-2004, 02:13 PM
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Thinker
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Re: WMA support anyone?
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Originally Posted by Bruno
Get on the program, get WMA support now, Apple.
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Apple doesn't care about WMA. They have their own AAC format. IF HP ib bundling iTunes, they will probably set it to be the default Music app (OEMs can do that now) so when a user pops a CD in to be ripped, it will come out AAC anyway.
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01-09-2004, 02:21 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Re: WMA support anyone?
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Originally Posted by Bruno
No WMA support makes this product as dead as ever. Incredible that HP would bundle a player that doesn�t support the file format that Media player rips to by default.
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According to the HP press release...
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As part of the alliance, HP consumer PCs and notebooks will come preinstalled with Apple's iTunes jukebox software and an easy-reference desktop icon to point consumers directly to the iTunes Music Store, ensuring a simple, seamless music experience. This offering is yet another way that HP is helping consumers enjoy more from their personal digital entertainment content.
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Doesn't sound like they really care about WMA. Hopefully they'll "hide" it so people can't use it.
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01-09-2004, 02:54 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Re: WMA support anyone?
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Originally Posted by Bruno
So what?
No WMA support makes this product as dead as ever. Incredible that HP would bundle a player that doesn�t support the file format that Media player rips to by default.
Get on the program, get WMA support now, Apple.
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WMA is windows media audio. Why should Apple support it? Apple and Microsoft are two competing companies, why add ammo against itself.
Now AAC is Apples stuff, not a truly big fan of it either. However it is less restrictive on digital copyrights and allows a user to assign three other computers to use it (instead of being restricted to only the computer that ripped it).
What consumers should really be arguing is not AAC versus WMA but instead an open format like MP3 (which iTunes and iPod do support, you can change your rip settings from AAC to MP3 if you wish.) The only draw back with Apple and AAC is that all songs played and downloaded from the iTunes music store come in this format.
The reason for the AAC format from the iTunes Music is for legal reasons, without some sort of protection the music companies would not have agreed to the iTunes music store. Don�t blame the delivery� blame the music companies.
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01-09-2004, 03:01 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Helpful stuff...
If your interested in using an iPod but your music is in one format or another, there is hope.
http://www.wma-to-mp3.com/
This app will convert music files you already have into another format. So if you have WMA, Ogg Vorbis, WAVE, and AC-3 files you can convert them to MP3 format and import into iTunes. Hope that helps.
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