HP to Sell Own Version of Apple iPod Player
Thu January 8, 2004 01:22 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday announced a range of consumer electronics devices aimed at the digital home, including plans to sell a digital music player based on Apple Computer Inc.'s (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) popular iPod player.
Beginning this spring, HP said it will start selling the HP-branded player, as well as make available Apple's popular and easy-to-use iTunes digital music jukebox and online music store to HP customers.
HP said that, as part of the agreement with Apple, its consumer personal computers and notebook PCs will come preinstalled with iTunes and a desktop icon to point users directly to the iTunes Music Store.
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