Now, here's a shocker for a quiet Friday afternoon. According to CNet, Hewlett-Packard has decided to stop reselling Apple's iPod just 18 months after the deal was unveiled. HP is still interested in the “digital-entertainment” market but not with the iPod – even though it just announced a new line-up of HP iPods. Not sure what to make of the move but it may be part of new HP CEO Mark Hurd's plan to sharpen the company's focus. It seems somewhat ironic that HP is severing its iPod ties given Apple has historically been reluctant to license its technology. That's what made the HP deal so intriguing because it suggested Apple was changing its stripes.
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