Posted by Chris Ridd on 06/12/06 07:12

On 12/6/06 7:22, in article 1hgt5se.lp5juh1ny1kqfN%jim@magrathea.plus.com,
"Jim" <jim@magrathea.plus.com> wrote:

> NRen2k5 <nomore@email.com> wrote:
>
>> It's not a compelling argument. It's leverage. Motorola probably had
>> some unfulfilled contracts with Apple when Apple made the switch to
>> Intel CPU's, so they leveraged that into an iTunes cell phone deal.
>
> Speculation.

It seems unlikely; the part of Motorola that supplied Apple with CPUs was
spun out into a separate company (Freescale) quite a while ago and it would
be odd IMHO for Motorola themselves to still have any obligations to Apple
(and vice versa).

> The *fact* is that iTMS works on more than just iPods and no amount of
> dodging by you is going to change that.

Cheers,

Chris

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