Apple Admits British Man Invented iPod in 1979, Uses Him to Win Patent Lawsuit

There you have it folks . The real inspiration for Apple ’s secret plan - change iPod , good manners of the world ’s unluckiest Briton , Kane Kramer , 52 ( not including the fifth Beatle ) . You see , in the dark technical days of 1979 , Kramer saw a beacon of light in his IXI . Capable of play a mind - bust 3.5 minutes of medicine , the IXI image was Kramer ’s slate out of obscurity . woefully , when he could n’t call down enough speculation funding to reincarnate the IXI patent in 1988 , the gadget became the Zune of its sentence , and was for the most part block . Fast forward to the present tense , when Apple , fresh from making year - over - year record win with the iPod , needed Kramer something fierce to bail them out ofa lawsuit jamwith Burst.com . Apple called Kramer so he could answer as a advisor for the tribulation , and so his patents and drawings could be used to settle the suit out of court .

“ I was up a ladder painting when I have the call from a lady with an American emphasis from Apple saying she was the head of effectual affairs and that they want to acknowledge the employment that I had done , ” Kramer told Daily Mail . “ I must admit that at first I thought it was a wind - up by friends . But we speak for some time , with me still up this ladder slightly pose by it all , and she say Apple would like me to come to California to sing to them . Then I had to make a deposit in front of a royal court amanuensis and videographer at a lawyer ’ office . The inquiring by the Burst effectual counsel there was tough , ten hours of it . But I was happy to do it . ” And now he ’d be even happier pull in some of that multi - billion dollar iPod business , but so far all he received was compensation for his time at the trial . The struggling furniture salesman , tonic from another failed business enterprise , is now negotiating additional compensation , but says he was happy to help whatever the outcome . Well , as long as it is n’t more iPod … “ I ca n’t even bring myself to corrupt an iPod for myself , ” he said . “ Apple did give me one but it broke down after eight month . ” Hmm . Apple products seem to be doing thata lot these days . [ Daily Mail ]

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