iPod roots traced back to 1970s UK

[gregmcc]

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/223296

Apple has admitted that a British man played a part in developing the iconic and extremely profitable iPod, although he has so far received no money for his invention.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Interesting...

In 1979 Kane Kramer from Hertfordshire filed a patent for a digital music player that stored just three and a half minutes of music to a solid state chip - limiting media options to just one short song.

And look where we're today...

 

[LCBXX]

Why is this important exactly?

 

[gregmcc]

Why is this important exactly?

Cause Apple didnt design if from scratch - it was someone else's idea. The poor original designer didn't get a cent.