James Delahunty
17 Jun 2005 21:05
Ok, so this isn’t exactly very important news but you know us, we like to throw you some interesting but completely useless info every now and then. While this is nothing to you and me, you can bet Steve Jobs would be delighted to read that one of Apple's latest customers was Queen Elizabeth II. It was reported by The Sun that the Queen authorised the purchase of a silver 6GB iPod mini. The Queen may have been the last person you'd guess to get an iPod, but according to an "insider", she loves music and was impressed by how small and handy the iPod is.
Prince Andrew is believed to have been behind the purchase. In 2001 he bought the Queen a mobile phone. However, it is unlikely the Queen will pay iTunes a visit to purchase music to store on her new gadget but will have someone simply assist her in selecting music. "Prince Andrew will probably also help out because he's a real dab hand with gadgets." the report states. So there you have it, either you can look at this as confirmation that the iPod is appealing to people other than young adults or simply confirmation that the British papers tend to get a little excited about such small details.
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