Apple wants 10% of iPod accessory revenue

calidan · Oct 14, 2005, 04:24 AM

Steve Jobs is moving one step closer to religious entity with the new requirement by Apple for a tithe of all revenues from manufacturing iPod port-pluggable accessories. Currently the license fee sits between 1 and 2%, and the bump to 10% might see some accessory makers closing down their iPod lines.

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pr0digal jenius · Oct 14, 2005, 04:26 AM

and i want a ferrari...jobs can eat me

Ubergrendle · Oct 14, 2005, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by calidan

Steve Jobs is moving one step closer to religious entity with the new requirement by Apple for a tithe of all revenues from manufacturing iPod port-pluggable accessories. Currently the license fee sits between 1 and 2%, and the bump to 10% might see some accessory makers closing down their iPod lines.

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Ah, once again Apple eats its own young and relegates itself to the has-been bin. To be honest I'm amazed they haven't crippled the iPod line already, usually by now they'd have specialised the h/w so much and charged such a ridiculous price that they'd be relegated to a small niche.

iPod has street cred, but the Asian generics are smart...they already make most of the components, its just a matter of time till the build it bigger, better, stronger.

PS Not an Apple fan.

pr0digal jenius · Oct 14, 2005, 05:01 AM

the other thing: most other players(Creative, iRiver, Samsung, hell, even Sandisk) come with twice the features of the iPod, meanign they dotn NEED al those "accessories"

example: my iRiver came with: Case, FM Tuner, Recorder, Wall Adapter

iPod...thsoe are all about $30 each

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pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	the other thing: most other players(Creative, iRiver, Samsung, hell, even Sandisk) come with twice the features of the iPod, meanign they dotn NEED al those "accessories" example: my iRiver came with: Case, FM Tuner, Recorder, Wall Adapter iPod...thsoe are all about $30 each