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Neither Apple nor HP wanted anything to do with my broken "legitimate hybrid iPod".
Posted on 04/19/2006 5:08:11 AM PDT by Panerai
With the rapidly rising popularity of the Apple iPod, imitators are trying to cash in on the phenomenon.
They've gone so far as to create counterfeit iPods (photos). These iPods look-alikes are similar to the Apple iPod and can even be labeled with Apple serial numbers. Both counterfeit iPod nanos and iPod shuffles have been spotted. Both products share a general resemblance to the original products, but have some key differences:
The counterfeit iPod nano has a non-standard headphone jack located on the lower-right and has no dock connector. Meanwhile, the counterfeit shuffle comes in a convincing box but has the words "Digital Music Player" on the top, which the original does not. Other differences in the shuffle are the lack of a repeat setting on the switch and no battery light or status button.
Apple, of course, does not provide service for these imitation iPods, and claims they are taking these matters seriously and are investigating these devices.
It's an OUTRAGE!
Well, why not?!?! :-)
Someone set us up the bomb.
They should provide imitation service...
Being on the design team that designs the chips for the iPod ... I'm wondering where the counterfeiters are getting
their chips
Interesting. The fake version interface display is totally different from the real iPod display. I wonder if someone breaks one of the fake models down if they can tell where the parts originated.
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Neither Apple nor HP wanted anything to do with my broken "legitimate hybrid iPod".
Apple outsources production of iPods to China.
Fake iPods appear.
Hu announces another crackdown on counterfeit technology on trip to Redmond.
Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.
The world continues as it always has.
The Shuffle is a decent fake. But the Nano fake is a joke. You could spot that one from across the room.
My sources tell me it was an inside job. Someone code-named clamper1797...
It would be hard to do ... the chips are manufactured in Tiawan and Korea ... We build approx 4 million ... a week
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