In 2004, it rolled out its first Apple-specific product: an iPod case.

2004年，该公司推出其首款苹果专用产品：一款iPod保护膜。

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Now documents filed by Apple in a court case show the US firm acknowledges him as the father of the iPod.

而今，苹果在一份法庭上出示的文件表明，这家美国企业承认了他是iPod之父。

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In Apple's case, its beloved iPod seems to be a globe-sized target for attacks (and lawsuits), and just a day after the company laid blame to Windows for "not being hardy enough against viruses" found on recently shipped 5.5G 'Pods, Microsoft is firing back with its own harsh criticisms.

ENGADGET: Microsoft blames Apple's "quality checks" for iPod virus

As is often the case with Apple, much of the iPod's appeal rests on its design and its user interface, which seems much simpler and more fluid than the competitors'.

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While that's not exactly been the case with Apple and a video-enabled iPod, the company's derision of portable video has certainly signaled that we shouldn't expect such a device before, say, the next major Earth-smashing asteroid threat.

ENGADGET: Switched On: The iPod Photo's slippery slope towards video