Comments on: HP to stop selling Apple's iPod

Reselling the iconic music player doesn't fit into digital-entertainment strategy, Hewlett-Packard says.

[NeverFade]

interesting

I do have an iPod, but I'd never have any desire to buy an iPod by
HP... doesn't seem to make any sense. Glad to hear, though, that
they are continuing to put iTunes preloaded on their machines,
though.

[Earl Benser]

The iPod is from Apple, .....

... HP is just reselling it with an HP logo.BUt it sounds like HP has
another idea in the winds- perhaps an HP-designed MP3 player?????

[Christopher Hall]

Did anyone really buy the HP iPods?

I mean, honestly, if you're going to get an iPod, just get it from Apple for Pete's sake.

[lkrupp]

Maybe something else at work...

Could HP have received a nasty threat from Gates and Co.? Stop
dancing with Apple or ELSE!

[tomtwigg]

Not surprised

As Apple makes deals with the likes of Walmart and Radio Shack to
carry Apple iPods, the space for HP branded iPods looks smaller
and smaller, so it seems this odd arrangement was doomed
anyways.

[OneWithTech]

Is there a Microsoft Conflict Going On Here?

It seems as though there may be more to this story than what is
being told. I would think that HP, being a PC retailer and not a
native Mac retailer, would get a little bullying from Microsoft for
even striking a partnership with Apple.

For a company that has been know to dislike it's competition in
more ways than one, this seems like a standard practice that
would have Microsoft written all over it.

Although sometimes it's hard to read between the lines in
situations like this; let alone in technology. My line reading say's
somebody's being a bully. Why would you get rid of a profitable
entity like the Apple iPod?

It's a valid question, who's answer will come out in the long run.

Justin

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Are You Sure HP is Making $$ Out of iPod?

I see no reason to buy an iPod from HP, so why not buy from Apple instead? :)

[201293546946733175101343322673]

I Am Always Wondering

Why would people buy a HP iPod? It's not cheaper and it has no added value :)

ipod can be improved upon

or.. ipod isn't what it's cracked up to be. It's enormously popular but it's not really a value for the price. You pay a lot for the hip industrial design but it takes a lot of 3rd party products to make it do a lot of things that it should already be able to do. Voice recording and FM tuning/recording, in particular. Built-in FM transmitter anyone? If you're marketing it to college students, why not build in voice recording so you can record lecture notes. Gee, Ma and Pop might even buy it for young Susie.

HP probably now realizes they can easily make the iPod better, get better margins from someone like iRiver and have a better product.

[felixferdinand]

disappointed

Both my brother-in-law and myself have owned HP iPods for the last year. They have been very disappointing to say the least. My HP iPod has had a terminal crash twice, requiring a replacement from HP. My brother-in-law's iPod has crashed no less than 3 times, and after his third REPLACEMENT iPod crashed, he opted for an HP gift certificate instead of yet another crappy iPod. Stay away from these iPods if you want to continue living a happy life!
Neil Lawrence