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Apple tried to silence owner of exploding iPod with gagging order - Times Online
"Apple attempted to silence a father and daughter with a gagging order after the child’s iPod music player exploded and the family sought a refund from the company. The Times has learnt that the company would offer the family a full refund only if they were willing to sign a settlement form. The proposed agreement left them open to legal action if they ever disclosed the terms of the settlement."
As industry recovers, Mac growth beating PCs | Apple - CNET News
"Huberty said that in May, Apple shipments were up 25 percent over April. In comparison, PC shipments for the same period were up only 1 percent, according to Fortune. As a result, she is raising her forecast for the this quarter to 2.5 million Macs."
Web standards group scrutinizing Apple patent | Apple - CNET News
"The World Wide Web Consortium is opening the possibility of pushing back against an Apple patent on software updates that Apple had refused to license royalty-free for use in a proposed Web standard."
Apple offers students free iPod Touch with Mac purchase | Apple - CNET News
They did this last year and we were able to get both an iPod Touch and a printer. Processing the rebate was very fast - took less than a week to get the checks.
What Price Cool? Mac vs. PC - Columns by PC Magazine
"Microsoft is irked by Apple, that's all. I would be, too. But again, the company is taking its eye off the Linux ball. Linux is cool too, in a more nerdy, geeky way. And in some ways you could almost rewrite the whole report and substitute Microsoft for Apple and Linux for Microsoft. A few tweaks here and there and you've made a convincing argument that Redmond is full of boneheads."
Can anyone replace Steve Jobs? - Telegraph
"Apple will survive the next few months without Steve Jobs. Whether it can be as successful in future without his magic touch is a more difficult question to answer. But at least Apple has a chance to test out its succession plans, and investors and analysts have an opportunity to run the rule over those who might one day take over at the Apple helm full time."
Ed Brill - Macworld: "Why are you here?"
"So why is IBM, and more specifically the Lotus brand team, at Macworld Expo (booth 3418 north hall, for those who want to stop by)? If you have been following my blog for the three months since I've moved to product management, you've heard me mention Apple more than a few times. Quite simply, Apple is seeing a market opportunity to further penetrate the enterprise, and they see IBM as a key vendor to help with that."
Ed Brill - Macworld: "Why are you here?"
"So why is IBM, and more specifically the Lotus brand team, at Macworld Expo (booth 3418 north hall, for those who want to stop by)? If you have been following my blog for the three months since I've moved to product management, you've heard me mention Apple more than a few times. Quite simply, Apple is seeing a market opportunity to further penetrate the enterprise, and they see IBM as a key vendor to help with that."
Apple files 3D-interface patent • The Register
"Interestingly, although the filing appears to describe a 3D representation on a 2D surface, it in no way precludes such an interface from being implemented on a fully 3D display, with physical rather than virtual displays of the aforementioned floor, ceiling, and right and left walls."
Ed Brill - Apple Enterprise Best Practices roadshow in the US
"Since I transitioned into my new job, I've been spending a lot of time and energy around our partnership with Apple. One of the concrete results of our work is that IBM and Apple are teaming together on our focus on enterprise customers. As such, Apple has indicated that they would love to see some of the Lotus customers or prospects come learn about Apple in the enterprise at an upcoming roadshow in the US."
Could Facebook Partner With iTunes?
"At Web 2.0 Summit yesterday, John Battelle questioned Chris DeWolfe of MySpace about what he’d do if he woke up one morning and found out that Facebook had launched a service with iTunes. While Chris didn’t speculate as to what actions he would take it was clearly not a bad idea. So what is holding Facebook back?"
How to use multiple iPods with one computer
"Do you want to use more than one iPod with the same computer? You can! In fact there are a couple of different ways you can do it."
Another Apple ad slams Microsoft Vista campaign | Hardware 2.0 | ZDNet.com
This is a very good one. Bake sales are a popular motif in today's economic situation.
Apple's blow to Microsoft may be glancing | Beyond Binary - A blog by Ina Fried - CNET News
"The reasons for Microsoft's moves are clear. First of all, it had let itself be completely defined by a competitor. Secondly, Apple's market share is significant and growing. Although its share of the global market is only a few percentage points, its share of the dollars spent on PCs, particularly in the United States, is far more significant."
Mac OS continues to gain share | Beyond Binary - A blog by Ina Fried - CNET News.com
"Just released second-quarter market share figures from Gartner show Apple shipments up 38 percent, to 8.5 percent of all units shipped, up from 6.4 percent a year ago. IDC had Apple's gains somewhat lower, at a 7.8 percent share, up from 6.2 percent a year earlier, but the trend is the same."
Mac OS X market share surges 32% in one year
"Apple Inc.'s operating system market share has increased by nearly 32% in the last year, according to data collected by an Internet metrics company."
Software group to promote Macs in the enterprise | InfoWorld | News | 2008-06-30 | By Ephraim Schwartz
"A consortium of five companies has announced the creation of the Enterprise Desktop Alliance (EDA) to promote the deployment of Macs in the enterprise. The five founding companies -- Centrify, LANrev, Atempo, GroupLogic, and Parallels -- are all focused on integrating the Mac operating system and infrastructure with Windows and PC-based network infrastructure for enterprise-level companies."
Microsoft’s elephant in the OS room: Apple | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com
"Are all of those Apple OS X vs. Vista commercials making an impact? Microsoft’s client revenue–Vista and XP came in below expectations–and the company cited three primary reasons: A tough comparison from year ago levels, OEM inventory build and piracy. But the elephant on the conference call may have been Apple and its Mac."
Mac OS X seller (not Apple) disappears after reports | One More Thing - CNET News.com
"An entrepreneurial Mac vendor has gone offline just hours after it was discovered selling Mac OS X Leopard desktops from a company not named Apple."
Macworld | The browser bunch
"Apple’s Safari emerged as a clear favorite, with its excellent standards support, its friendly user interface, and all the capabilities most people will need. If you want a more flexible browser, the Mozilla Foundation’s Firefox offers innumerable extensions and themes."
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