IPod

iPod is a brand of portable digital audio players designed and marketed by Apple Computer. (Hewlett-Packard also markets the product under the name Apple iPod + HP, but announced on July 29 2005 they would stop reselling it in September 2005, when existing stock is projected to be depleted). Devices in the iPod family offer a simple user interface designed around a central scroll wheel. Most iPod models store media on a built-in hard drive, while the smaller iPod nano and iPod shuffle use flash memory. Like most digital audio players, an iPod can serve as an external data storage device when connected to a computer.

iPod sales

On the 7 September "special event," Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that "as of the end of last quarter, that's the end of June 2005, Apple had sold almost 22 million iPods."

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7 September - June - 2005

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Fortune magazine reported on 27 June 2005 that Apple has sold over 15 million iPods, including 5.3 million in the 1st quarter of that year. {{ref|fortune27}} The iPod currently dominates the digital audio player market, frequently topping best-seller lists. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/new-for-you/top-sellers/-/electronics/all/ref=e_hp_tn_2/103-3541352-3631820 In its fourth quarter results of 2003, Apple reported earnings of $106 million its highest revenue for Q4 in 9 years. http://news.nasdaq.com/news/newsStory.aspx?&cpath=20040301%5CACQDJON200403011156DOWJONESDJONLINE000696.htm. Most recently, Apple shipped 6.16 million iPods during the quarter that ended on June 25, 2005, a 616% increase over the year-ago quarter. {{ref|applepr}}

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Fortune - 27 June - 2005 - 2003 - June 25

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On January 8, 2004, Hewlett-Packard announced that they would license the iPod from Apple to create an HP-branded digital audio player based on the iPod. The HP model, completely identical to the Apple iPod, was sold as the "Apple iPod + hp". Retailers of this model included (among others) the retail giant Wal-Mart, which included a disclaimer explaining that it would not work with its own online music service. In July of 2005, HP reversed its decision and announced that it would discontinue sales of the iPod line. Sales by Hewlett-Packard made up 5% of all iPod sales. {{ref|hp-percent}}

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January 8 - 2004 - Hewlett-Packard - Apple iPod + hp - Wal-Mart

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iPod sales according to Apple's quarterly financial results:

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