Apple ‘distraught’ over iPod copy
p2pnet.net News:- Apple is furious that an iPod Shuffle imitator had the temerity to open a stall at at the CeBit technology show in Germany where Steve & Co are also showing off the original.
LuxPro, the Taiwanese maker of an iPod Shuffle clone, refused to remove its look-alike mp3 player from its stall, and Apple lawyers are weighing their options, says MacDailyNews.
Luxpro took the Mac and PC compatible player down on Friday, only to bring it back out on Saturday, leading to what`s been described as a heated exchange of words with a “visibly distraught Apple product manager,” says the story.
One might call Luxpro’s Super Shuffle an ehanced version of Apple`s Shuffle given that it has an FM tuner, voice recorder and support for mp3, .WAV, and wma rather than merely AAC.
And like the Apple player, it comes in 512MB and 1GB.
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See:-
MacDailyNews – Apple moves to stop CeBIT presentation of Luxpro’s ‘Super shuffle’ iPod shuffle rip
an ehanced version – Blatant iPod Shuffle rip-off, p2pnet, March 14, 2005
March 14th, 2005 at 3:07 pm
Mnnnn I know i am being evil…
but I would buy one =)
March 14th, 2005 at 3:19 pm
I would buy one also =) Apple needs some sweet lovely competition in its court.
March 14th, 2005 at 3:38 pm
Boo hoo Apple⦠Itâs called COMPETITION. Unless you want to get all Microsoft and sue the heck out of anyone who makes products who compete with yours, get used to it. I love all my Macs, love my iPod, but a lot of people I know canât afford them, and maybe some real competition will bring the price down on Appleâs products.
Iâm sorry, but a $499 Mac Mini is a step in the right direction, but still a hard sell when you can get a Dell with keyboard, monitor and mouse for $399. Same goes for the shuffle. $99 is a great price point sure, but a Playstation 2 costs $129.00 and you can get DVD players for $60 that are pretty decent quality. When Mac has an eMac style all in one computer that is $499 and an iPod that is $49. Then I think we will see a mass Exodus from PC to Mac. But they had better strike before the Intel 64/Longorn duo hits the market, or this âday in the sunâ for Apple will once again be eclipsed by the WinTel syndicate.
March 14th, 2005 at 4:18 pm
i’m sick of ipod sick of itunes sick of everything apple
March 14th, 2005 at 4:24 pm
“competition” would be a more fair term to use if this looked at least somewhat different than the apple version. This seems as if it’s the exact same product. Competition is very nice, but this is too much of a rip-off on apple.
March 14th, 2005 at 6:05 pm
That the “shuffle” is so popular that a company would make a knock off SHOULD make Apple happy. Maybe it does behind closed doors, but publicly they have to defend the “APPLE IMAGE”. After all, that’s really all they have.
March 14th, 2005 at 9:34 pm
hahaha anyone know where to buy one, hate apple so i would buy one just to piss em off!
March 14th, 2005 at 11:10 pm
Thi is abhorent.
While i doubt Apple will suffer too much at the hand of this ripoff, the fact remains that it is a ripoff, not just ‘competition’.
Imagine p2pnet.org, same header, same stories – just with more original content, fewer spelling errors – running simultaneously to this site.
Is that competition, or just an unfortunate hackjob?
WMA? FM? Sound like unreliable, mid-quality and dying formats (respectively).
March 15th, 2005 at 2:40 am
I would buy one just to make a personal statement against the evil that Apple has become …
March 15th, 2005 at 2:43 am
MP3 Jerkoff!
March 15th, 2005 at 3:58 am
I have to admit that Jon lets some bad typos through but his content is original unlike Apple’s that is mostly ripped off from other people and re-packaged.
March 15th, 2005 at 8:39 am
Ok, let me get this right, they go out and seriously erode freedom of the press by litigating against bloggers for hyping their product for them, but they “weigh their options” when a company deliberately and obviously infringes upon their patents.
Nice.. *cough*hypocrites*cough*
Note: this comment comes from an ardent mac user. look out apple, lest you become like the RIAA toward your customers.
March 15th, 2005 at 8:47 am
“I have to admit that Jon lets some bad typos through but his content is original unlike Apple’s that is mostly ripped off from other people and re-packaged.”
I suggest you do your research pal.
Apple invented most of the standards microsoft and the pc world try to claim as their own “innovations” several years later, such as airport wireles, etc. etc.
USB2 vs firewire reminds me of this super shuffle vs ipod shuffle.
usb2 is a cheap and crappy version of firewire, and it’s speeds halve with every new connection to ports along the same bus, where firewire speeds remain constant, and even the hardware is more solidly connected.
(and guess who invented firewire.. oh it’s that “unoriginal” apple you so hate)
March 15th, 2005 at 10:37 am
Apple invented AirPort Wireless, their own product? WoW. Shocking.
You weren’t trying to imply that Apple invented WiFi, you dishonest little Apple fanboy?
802.11 is an IEEE standard, not an Apple standard.
March 16th, 2005 at 9:27 pm
I don’t care. I think this is just too damned funny.
I hope they can keep selling them despite Apple.
March 17th, 2005 at 9:06 am
theirs is not competition, its theft
March 17th, 2005 at 9:07 am
sigh, why do 12 year olds have access to the internet?
March 17th, 2005 at 9:07 am
thats ok, we’re sick of your ass!
March 17th, 2005 at 9:08 am
and it’ll break in 3 months and they’ll never honor the warranty and your stuck, sucker!
March 17th, 2005 at 9:11 am
you need to do your homework if you think Apple hasn’t blazed some trails for the PC industry. Arguing which platform is better is SO 20th century! I use 6…how about you?
March 17th, 2005 at 9:12 am
not a chance in hell! all dem nice republican lawyers will see to that!
March 17th, 2005 at 9:15 am
An ardent Mac User who is totally fucking clueless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And that comes from a Mac user who started with a Lisa (its in storage of course) and uses a dual G5 every day. YOU need to read all of the legal briefs and filings if you think this whole thing is about Apple trying to stop bloggers. Bloggers have nothing to do with it. Its about people stealing trade secrets and sharing them in public, thereby violating their NDA which IS illegal!
March 17th, 2005 at 9:56 am
This is not about protection of free speech. In fact, the judge who ruled on this said that’s a completely different matter. This was a subpoena to release the names of people who broke their Non Disclosure Agreements at Apple and released trade secrets. The First Amendment does not protect against theft and breaking of contracts. Is everyone on this board daft?