HiFi Blog: digital audio goodness

No more iTunes as the default music-playing software for HP’s consumer desktops and laptops. The deal inked with Apple two years ago has expired and Hewlett-Packard decided to replace iTunes with RealNetworks’ Rhapsody. Beginning spring ‘06, HP customers will also get a free 30-day trial subscription to RealNetworks’ music subscription service. “The deal marks a [...]

HP’s iTunes obligations coming to an end: “Hewlett Packard’s deal with Apple, requiring HP to bundle iTunes with its PCs, will lapse in January. HP says it plans to pursue a new digital entertainment strategy in 2006, but isn’t telling what that strategy will look like. Business Week reports that there has already been [...]