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What on earth was HP thinking?
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You can find HP printers on Apple's Web site, too:
http://guide.apple.com/uscategories/hwprinting.lasso Apple doesn't make printers, but its customers want them. HP doesn't make MP3 players, but its customers want them. What's the problem? |
Don't you mean what is Apple thinking?
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Originally they were talking about making them blue for HP - that would have been nice.
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Originally Posted by Efrem
You can find HP printers on Apple's Web site, too:
http://guide.apple.com/uscategories/hwprinting.lasso Apple doesn't make printers, but its customers want them. HP doesn't make MP3 players, but its customers want them. What's the problem? These ipods are being sold as HP IPODS. I really don't understand their plan... |
Originally Posted by ScottC
Ah, but these printers are still CALLED HP printers.
These ipods are being sold as HP IPODS. I really don't understand their plan... |
Originally Posted by winkydink
Following Scott's link, they say Apple iPod from HP. Sounds like an Apple iPod to me.
The “Apple iPod from HP”: looks to me like they’re just rebranding and repackaging the current Gen4 iPods – no close up shots, so first look is that it’s the same units, both the 20GB and 40GB model, just being directly sold/bundled by HP. And, at the same prices – just with HP warranties instead of Apple. Should ship mid-September, $299 for the 20GB, $399 for the 40GB. |
Minor differences to be sure, but 1 year warantee versus 90 days may make it worth it:
HP's version of the iPod, which will start shipping next month, looks just like Apple's, except for the HP logo located underneath the Apple logo on the back of the device. The biggest difference is probably HP's ability to add "tattoos", or removable skins that wrap around the iPod. HP will offer the printable tattoos as a package with special printing media for all iPods, beginning Sept 15. You'll be able to download specially designed pictures of particular artists, or print your own pictures to personalize the device even more. Since you can store pictures in an iPod, Apple now makes it possible to print directly from the device to its new HP 375 photo printer. Using iTunes 4.6, which will come with all new HP consumer PCs, you can now convert unprotected WMA files so they play on the device. HP also includes a new setup poster, one year warranty (compared to 90 days for Apple's iPod) and tech support. |
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