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Reuters reports that Hewlett-Packard has stopped reselling iPods. Representatives of both companies have confirmed the news:

"I can confirm we have exited the relationship," Hewlett-Packard spokesman Ryan Donovan said.

"They've decided that reselling iPods doesn't fit with their company's current digital media strategy," Apple spokeswoman Katie Cotton said.

Neither company provided any details about this abrupt split, which comes just over a month after HP updated and extended its iPod offerings to include the iPod mini and full-size model with color screens.

Editor's note: The relationship ends abruptly just as the back-to-school buying season is set to kick off? Something's definitely amiss...

What do you think the problem is (feel free to speculate with abandon)?