Posted by RichardK on 06/21/06 17:44

Jd Lyall wrote:

> I do think that apple should license their drm to anyone who wants to
> use it. They're going to standard hardware in computers but doing the
> 80's thing with their mp3 player. An mp3 player whose design they bought
> from an outside company, from what I hear.

You're mistaking Apple for Creative, who started off marketing Yepp
devices under their own brand.

And "bought from another company" in the realm of MP3 players is silly.
Most of 'em use similar cores; Apple use(d) PortalPlayer stuff, but the
iPod's physical design and menu system is Apple's own. And that's
largely what has made it a bestseller.

Richard

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