Dell reselling Apple iPod MP3 players
While other companies break off relationships with Dell as it begins to enter various new markets and compete directly with its former partners, Apple Computer has negotiated a unique deal according to this Wall Street Journal story (subscription required):
Dell Computer Wednesday began to offer Apple's iPod device through its phone ordering system. Dell is reselling Apple's 10-gigabyte and 20-gigabyte iPods, which are designed to work with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system. Dell may also sell other models of iPods.
Historically, the two companies have had a frosty relationship. Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs has in the past criticized Dell as a maker of non-innovative beige-box computers, spurring a war of words with Dell CEO Michael Dell, who has predicted Apple's demise in a tough technology environment.