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HP to Apple, 'Take this iPod and shove it'

iPod PhotoIt had to happen sooner or later; the young puppy love between two multinational, soulless corporations just can't last forever. Today HP announced that it will stop reselling Apple branded iPods because it, 'doesn't fit with their company's current digital media strategy.'

It makes complete sense; why would you want the number one digital music player as a part of your digital media strategy? All kidding aside, I can't imagine HP was making much money off of those iPods, though I bet Apple was making a killing.

My guess? We will soon see an HP MP3 player which they will say is an iPod killer, and it will sell fairly well while the iPod remains king.

Though I will say that the timing is a little odd, especially since HP announced earlier this month that they were adding the iPod shuffle their lineup.
 

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