UBritish Kane Kramer wayengumklami wokuqala we-ipod. Umngani kaKramer wenza idivaysi ebizwa nge-IXI ngo-1979, ekwazi ukudlala imizuzu engama-3,5 yomculo.
Ngo-1988 wehluleka ukuthola uxhaso olwaludingeka lokuvuselela ilungelo lakhe lobunikazi futhi idivayisi yakhe yakhohlwa. Manje u-Apple uze kuye ukuzonqoba icala lakhe neBurst.com nge-patent ye-iPod. I-IXI izosebenza ukukhombisa ukuthi i-Apple ayintshontshanga okusunguliwe ku-Burst.com, kepha kwaKramer.
UKramer Kramer uvumile Imeyili Yansuku zonke: “Ngangipenda phezulu esitebhisini lapho owesifazane wase-Apple owayenendlela yokuphimisela yaseMelika engishayela ucingo ethi uyinhloko yomnyango wezomthetho futhi ufuna ukwazisa umsebenzi engiwenzile. Kumelwe ngivume ukuthi ekuqaleni ngangicabanga ukuthi abangane bami bayangigcona. Kepha sakhuluma isikhashana, mina phezulu ezitebhisini ngakhungatheka ngayo yonke into, wangitshela ukuthi u-Apple ufuna ngize eCalifornia sizokhuluma nami. Bekumele ngenze isitatimende phambi kwentatheli yasenkantolo kanye nomthwebuli wezithombe emahhovisi abameli. Ukubuzwa ngommeli kaBurst kwakunzima, amahora ayishumi. Kodwa ngakujabulela ukukwenza. "
Okwamanje, u-Apple umholela ngokungahambi kahle kohambo oluya eCalifornia kanti uKramer uxoxisana ngesinxephezelo sakho konke okunye. Konke okunye, ikakhulukazi, ukuthi i-Apple yayazi ngobukhona be-IXI, yayazi ukuthi kwakuyigunya lobunikazi be-pre-iPod, yayazi ukuthi umbhali wayo kwakunguKramer, yaqala ukuzuza izigidi ngedlanzana nge-iPod futhi yakhumbula kuphela abaseBrithani ukuthi balahle isilingo esingabiza kakhulu. Ngiyathemba nje ukuthi uKramer uthola konke angakwazi ukukuthola kubo manje.
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