Apple patent adaptor-ring for mini DVDs

November 29th, 2007 | Category: iPhone Talk

Could it be that the mark of a true business mastermind is identifying the oddest source of extraneous cost and ruthlessly scything it out?  whether so, Apple iPod chief Tony Fadell might just be a genius: the latest patent application to go public from the company, bearing his name, is for a collapsible

CD or DVD adaptor that snaps around an 8cm disk and makes it the exact, 12cm diameter to fit safely into a slot-loading drive.  The reason for that new splash of intellectual property?  Saving on shipping and production costs of software releases.

 

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