Because it's there.

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I guess Apple should take it as a compliment that any device remotely related to the iPod is apparently being designed to "kill" it. Remember all those old "iMac killers" that were announced soon after the original iMac? Yeah, neither do I. Anyway...

Hey kids, check out the bandwagon! Doritos.com is giving away $20 in iTunes gift certificates daily, with a grand prize of a 40 GB iPod. Why isn't Apple promoting this? They aren't sponsoring it.

The latest chapter in Bloomies' long relationship with the Mac

If you've been to eBay, you've probably seen the listings: offers to explain how you can get an iPod, or other expensive items, at a fraction of the cost. As usual, if it sounds to good to be true...

Victor Krummenacher of Camper van Beethoven loves the iTunes Music Store (it pays him), but he also loves putting up songs on the internet and fans who burn CDs of live shows.

A spokesman for Hewlett-Packard has rejected a rumor that their version of the popular digital music device would support Microsoft's proprietary WMA format. The format is unsupported by Apple's iPod as well.