“On April 27, the US Patent & Trademark Office revealed an Apple patent titled ‘Online purchase of digital media bundles,’ originally filled in May 2005. According to the patent, it appears that Motion Pictures and e-books are coming to Apple’s iTunes Music Store, as noted in this report,” neo reports for Macsimum News.
Full article with details of the patent application here.
Apple appears to be getting all of their ducks in a row before releasing new content via iTunes Store and new “true” video iPods.
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