![]() An iPod mini with HP branding | |
Developer | Apple Inc. |
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Type | Portable media player |
Release date | January 8, 2004 |
Discontinued | July 29, 2005 |
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The Apple iPod+HP was a line of Hewlett-Packard–branded iPods, distributed through HP.
On January 8, 2004, then-CEO of HP Carly Fiorina announced the Apple iPod+HP deal at the Consumer Electronics Show. As part of the deal, Apple was to have its iPod manufactured for HP and iTunes would be pre-installed on all HP Pavilion and Compaq Presario computers.[1] The first device in the iPod+HP line was the fourth-generation iPod, available in 20 and 40 GB of storage.[2] The Apple iPod+HP was originally intended to be available in "HP Blue" to complement the color of its home computers.[3]
HP later added the iPod mini, the iPod photo, and the iPod shuffle to the lineup.[4] As these were officially HP products rather than Apple products, Apple Store Genius Bars were not authorized to repair Apple iPod+HP iPods, and they had to be sent to an HP Authorized Service Center for repair, despite identical designs.
Deal termination
[edit]On July 29, 2005, HP announced that it would terminate its deal with Apple. Even though the deal was terminated, part of the deal prevented HP from making a rival digital music player (MP3 player) until August 2006.[5] HP continued to pre-install iTunes on home computers until January 6, 2006, when HP announced a partnership with RealNetworks to install Rhapsody on HP- and Compaq-branded home computers.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "HP Will Resell Apple's IPod". TechHive. 2004-01-08. Archived from the original on 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ This iPod Isn't an Apple Product - The History of the HP iPod (A Retrospective), archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2021-03-12
- ^ "HP's Blue iPod Revealed". MacRumors. 9 January 2004. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "English". press.hp.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "Technology News". CNET. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "PC Magazine: HP Drops iTunes for Rhapsody". Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2017-09-01.