More HP iPod Details...
Apple will manufacture the player, which will not have the iPod name, but will have the same design and features as Apple's third-generation iPod players, Phil Schiller, senior vice president at Apple, said in an interview. Also, the HP music player will come in "HP Blue," he said.
According to Phil Schiller, the HP device will display an Apple logo at start up and will work with current 3rd Generation iPod accessories.While Apple does not exclude the possibility of other company-branded iPods, the HP deal to bundle the iTunes Music Store with their PCs is reportedly a "multiyear, exclusive" deal.
Of note, there is still no official word on the capacities or price of the new HP iPod.
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Cost will be the same, or will it depend on HP? Because I can see HP selling it for a bit cheaper, making it more attractive to buy...
-O.A.
if based on 3 g ipod then it would be somewhat old in summer
maybe a 200 $ 3g branded ipod
Besides, isn't iPod a strong brand? Everyone knows they are good. So why disguise it as something else?
EDIT: They should call it HiPod
Originally posted by kjottbein
Besides, isn't iPod a strong brand? Everyone knows they are good. So why disguise it as something else?
I guess the idea came from HP here, not Apple. Dell has an "iPod clone", so HP wanted one in their line-up to keep up - there are probably a lot of people who want to get a bundle of devices from one brand, to have to deal with only one customer/tech support, etc. And HP figured out it's cheaper and better for them to rebrand iPod than to try to develop their own which probably will come out crappier than iPod.
And for Apple, it was better to sell HP their iPod and make money out of it rather than turn them down and lead them to creating a competing product.
Originally posted by tfr
And for Apple, it was better to sell HP their iPod and make money out of it rather than turn them down and lead them to creating a competing product.
Exactly. This way, Apple has a non-Apple-branded outlet for their product. I'm sure pricing has already been specified, and will be nearly identical to the iPod for the same product.
So, it makes sense for HP to just buy some clones from Apple. Why would HP want to invest all that time and money into making another bad copy when they could just buy some clones from Apple of the best music player?
Originally posted by tfr
I guess the idea came from HP here, not Apple. Dell has an "iPod clone", so HP wanted one in their line-up to keep up - there are probably a lot of people who want to get a bundle of devices from one brand, to have to deal with only one customer/tech support, etc. And HP figured out it's cheaper and better for them to rebrand iPod than to try to develop their own which probably will come out crappier than iPod.
And for Apple, it was better to sell HP their iPod and make money out of it rather than turn them down and lead them to creating a competing product.
Not mention discounts and better financing at places like Best Buy. Really does open the question of price errosion on the Apple iPod....
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