On Wednesday, a resolute Steve Jobs told The Times' David Pogue that Apple has absolutely no plans to create a Kindle-like e-reader. Oddly enough, Jobs said the company was only interested in general
purpose devices because "people just probably aren't willing to pay for a dedicated device." This from the guy who created the iPod? Weird. Either way, analysts and bloggers seem loath to believe the
man. A few products and services that Jobs and his minions have flat-out rejected, but which Apple has since launched include FM radio built into iPods, video iPods ("It's about the music, stupid."),
and, yes, cell phones.
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