Motorola and Apple Bring iTunes Music Player to Motorola?s Next-Generation Mobile Phones

[dartworth]

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ROSEMONT, Ill., and CUPERTINO, Calif., July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and Apple(R) (Nasdaq: AAPL) today announced they
are partnering to enable millions of music lovers to transfer their favorite
songs from the iTunes(R) jukebox on their Mac(R) or PC, including songs from
the iTunes Music Store, to Motorola's next-generation 'always with you' mobile
handsets, via a USB or Bluetooth(R) wireless connection. Apple will create a
new iTunes mobile music player, which Motorola will make the standard music
application on all their mass-market music phones, expected to be available in
the first half of next year.
"We can't think of a more natural partnership than this one with Apple,
the brand synonymous with easy-to-use, legal music downloading, and Motorola,
the innovator in mobile technology," said Ed Zander, chairman and CEO,
Motorola. "Being able to transfer songs you've purchased from iTunes to
Motorola mobile handsets expands the market reach for both of us and drives
new revenue for customers, delivering an amazing music experience to millions
of wireless users."
"We are thrilled to be working with Motorola to enable millions of music
lovers to transfer any of their favorite songs from iTunes on their PC or Mac
to Motorola's next-generation mobile phones," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO.
"The mobile phone market -- with 1.5 billion subscribers expected worldwide by
the end of 2004 -- is a phenomenal opportunity to get iTunes in the hands of
even more music lovers around the world and we think Motorola is the ideal
partner to kick this off."

About Motorola
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is a global leader in wireless, broadband and
automotive communications technologies that help make life smarter, safer,
simpler, synchronized and fun. Sales in 2003 were U.S. $27.1 billion.
Motorola creates innovative technological solutions that benefit people at
home, at work and on the move. The company also is a progressive corporate
citizen dedicated to operating ethically, protecting the environment and
supporting the communities in which it does business. For more information,
please visit http://www.motorola.com .

About Apple
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple
II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.
Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-
winning desktop and notebook computers, OS X operating system, and iLife and
professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital music
revolution with its iPod portable music players and iTunes online music store.

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[dartworth]

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[Anubis]

are cell phones just going to become PDAs? cause that seems to be happening

 

[notfred]

That would be cool if I wanted to listen to music on my phone.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: Anubis
are cell phones just going to become PDAs? cause that seems to be happening

I think cell phones, PDAs, digital cameras, MP3 players, and portable game systems will all be combined into one pocket sized device in the next couple years.

 

[777php]

i wonder if current phones can have their firmware flashed to include the music player. i know the v600 and v710 both have bluetooth and support mp3's.

 

[booger711]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Anubis
are cell phones just going to become PDAs? cause that seems to be happening

I think cell phones, PDAs, digital cameras, MP3 players, and portable game systems will all be combined into one pocket sized device in the next couple years.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Anubis
are cell phones just going to become PDAs? cause that seems to be happening

I think cell phones, PDAs, digital cameras, MP3 players, and portable game systems will all be combined into one pocket sized device in the next couple years.

i can see that but the quality of each of thoes things will suffer haveing them all crammed into some super small device, unless the tech advances like mad very very soon

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Anubis
are cell phones just going to become PDAs? cause that seems to be happening

I think cell phones, PDAs, digital cameras, MP3 players, and portable game systems will all be combined into one pocket sized device in the next couple years.

i can see that but the quality of each of thoes things will suffer haveing them all crammed into some super small device, unless the tech advances like mad very very soon

They're already able to make them smaller than useable. The current limit on sizes for these devices isn't the hardware, but the interface. A device has to be a certain size to fit a readable screen and a keyboard on it, that's the only reason phones are as big as they are now.