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Motorola and Apple
Bring iTunes® Music Player to Motorola’s Next-generation Mobile
Phones
ROSEMONT, IL and CUPERTINO, Calif
– 26 July 2004 -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) and Apple® (NASDAQ: AAPL)
today announced they are partnering to enable millions of music lovers to
transfer their favorite songs from the iTunes® jukebox on their PC or
Mac® , including songs from the iTunes Music Store, to Motorola’s
next-generation 'always with you' mobile handsets, via a USB or Bluetooth
connection. Apple will create a new iTunes mobile music player, which Motorola
will make the standard music application on all their mass-market music phones,
expected to be available in the first half of next
year.
“We
can't think of a more natural partnership than this one with Apple, the brand
synonymous with easy-to-use, legal music downloading, and Motorola, the
innovator in mobile technology,” said Ed
Zander, chairman and CEO, Motorola. “Being able to
transfer songs you’ve purchased from iTunes to Motorola mobile handsets
expands the market reach for both of us and drives new revenue for customers,
delivering an amazing music experience to millions of wireless
users.”
“We are thrilled to be
working with Motorola to enable millions of music lovers to transfer any of
their favorite songs from iTunes on their PC or Mac to Motorola’s
next-generation mobile phones," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. “The mobile
phone market -- with 1.5 billion subscribers expected worldwide by the end of
2004 -- is a phenomenal opportunity to get iTunes in the hands of even more
music lovers around the world and we think Motorola is the ideal partner to kick
this off."
About Motorola
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is a global leader
in wireless, broadband and automotive communications technologies that help make
life smarter, safer, simpler, synchronized and fun. Sales in 2003 were U.S.
$27.1 billion. Motorola creates innovative technological solutions that benefit
people at home, at work and on the move. The company also is a progressive
corporate citizen dedicated to operating ethically, protecting the environment
and supporting the communities in which it does business. For more information,
please visit www.motorola.com.
About
Apple
Apple ignited the personal computer
revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer
in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in
innovation with its award-winning desktop and notebook computers, OS X operating
system, and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the
digital music revolution with its iPod portable music players and iTunes online
music store.
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Media
Contacts:
Motorola
Shannon
Swallow
+1-847-668-7086
Shannon.swallow@motorola.com
Monica
Rohleder
+1-847-523-5377
monica.rohleder@motorola.com
Apple
Liz
Einbinder
+1-408-974-8466
leinbinder@apple.com
NOTE TO EDITORS: For additional information visit
Apple’s PR website, or
call Apple's Media Helpline at (408)
974-2042.
Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Mac,
Mac OS and iTunes are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple. Other
company and product names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are
registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. All other product or
service names are the property of their respective owners. © Motorola,
Inc. 2004.
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