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With New IPod, Apple Aims to Be a Video Star

Having conquered the world of portable digital music, Steven P. Jobs set his sights on television, unveiling an Apple iPod that can play video - along with an online shop to fill it with TV shows, short films and music videos at $1.99 apiece. Mr. Jobs is undertaking his effort to transform the world of video with only two major producers - the Walt Disney Company and his own Pixar movie studio, which have been uneasy partners in film distribution - and without the broad support he lined up from the music business for selling songs online.

Read the whole story at The New York Times, October 13, 2005 »

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