The Apple iPod+HP was a line of

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-branded

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s, distributed through HP. On January 8, 2004,

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announced the Apple iPod+HP deal at the

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. The first device of the iPod+HP line was the fourth-generation iPod, available in 20 and 40 GB of storage. The Apple iPod+HP was originally intended to be available in "HP Blue". HP later added the

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, the

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, and the

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to the lineup. As these were officially HP products rather than Apple products,

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s were not authorized to repair Apple iPod+HP iPods, and they had to be sent to an HP Authorized Service Center for repair, despite identical designs.

Deal termination

On July 29, 2005, HP announced that it would terminate its deal with Apple. Even though the deal was terminated, part of the deal prevented HP from making a rival digital music player (MP3 player) until August 2006. HP continued to pre-install iTunes on home computers until January 6, 2006, when HP announced a partnership with

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to install

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on HP and Compaq-branded home players under the HP brand.

References

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